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
Florida’s literacy rate for fourth graders is 33% under NAEP, but Florida’s accountability system says 56% of students are on grade level.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The people who originally wrote the charter a hundred years ago intentionally designed the system to diffuse authority, which therefore diffused accountability.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, says this attitude represents a lack of accountability toward shareholders.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But critics, including the New York City Bar Association, are concerned masking is an attempt to shield agents from accountability.
—Julia Marnin
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The people who originally wrote the charter a hundred years ago intentionally designed the system to diffuse authority, which therefore diffused accountability.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, says this attitude represents a lack of accountability toward shareholders.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But critics, including the New York City Bar Association, are concerned masking is an attempt to shield agents from accountability.
—Julia Marnin
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accountability
responsibility
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For the generation currently between 13 and 28 years old, better known as Gen-Z, Trump’s policy bill represents a shift in retirement policy that places more responsibility on the individual.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But the water that none of us can live without is everyday kindness and responsibility.—
Pico Iyer,
Time,
5 July 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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