accountability
noun OPAL W
/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/
/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the fact of being responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked
- proposals for greater police accountability
- accountability (of somebody) (to somebody) the accountability of a company’s directors to the shareholders