Synonyms for accountability
əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ tiac·count·abil·i·ty

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

2. accountabilitynoun

   The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

3. accountabilitynoun

   The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

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1. accountability

   Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   business, duty, function, obligation, office, responsibility, right, righteousness

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1. accountability, answerability, answerablenessnoun

   responsibility to someone or for some activity

   Synonyms:
   answerability, answerableness

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   accountableness, responsibility, liability, obligation, bond of duty

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   amenability, liability

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1. List of paraphrases for "accountability":

   responsibility, liability, accountabilities, responsibilities, accountable, empowerment, reporting, accounting, responsible, transparency

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1. Ranger Guard:

   Ranger Guard Plano, a Plano Texas-owned and operated agency that covers Collin and the surrounding counties, knows the importance of using our knowledge and experience to keep our clients as safe as possible. Ranger Guard uses the latest and most advanced technology to monitor accountability and patrol activity and provide our clients with precise information about their facility and output. Reports about guard activity or incident management can be submitted to the client daily or weekly.

2. Shelene Etchison:

   There is a sudden loss of community, identity, purpose, you go from an organization where literally your squad leader or whoever's in charge of you, their job is to have personal accountability of you every day.

3. Michelle Bachelet:

   The human rights violations committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar amount to the worst atrocities, including crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide. With an almost complete lack of accountability -- indeed with ongoing violations -- returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar at this point effectively means throwing them back into the cycle of human rights violations that this community has been suffering for decades, the history of the Rohingya in Myanmar is one filled with repeated episodes of violence, flight and return.

4. Joe Biden:

   As Wisconsins Barnes hire more police officers, there should be more training, more help, and more accountability.

5. Frederick Hill:

   The administration requested authority to extend the deadline for positive train control and the Senate subsequently advanced a bipartisan proposal to create accountability and set realistic deadlines, this provision in the surface transportation bill will address the concerns summarized in Chairman Elliott's correspondence.