as in responsibility
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
There is a push to increase accountability among government officials.
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Recent Examples of accountability
Organizers and participants advocate for a variety of causes, including immigrant rights, government accountability and opposition to Project 2025.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The lack of accountability is an open invitation to lawlessness and disorder on college campuses.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Californians demanded accountability for criminals, and Governor Newsom must deliver.
—Roger Niello, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the 2020 George Floyd protests and other high-profile police misconduct cases, police departments in the United States are under increasing pressure to not only uphold accountability, but also do so quickly and publicly to maintain their communities’ trust and confidence.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The lack of accountability is an open invitation to lawlessness and disorder on college campuses.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Californians demanded accountability for criminals, and Governor Newsom must deliver.
—Roger Niello, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the 2020 George Floyd protests and other high-profile police misconduct cases, police departments in the United States are under increasing pressure to not only uphold accountability, but also do so quickly and publicly to maintain their communities’ trust and confidence.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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