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accountability - 3 dictionary results

ac⋅count⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

[uh-koun-tuh-bil-i-tee]
–noun
1. the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
2. Education. a policy of holding schools and teachers accountable for students' academic progress by linking such progress with funding for salaries, maintenance, etc.

Origin:
1785–95; account(able) + -ability
ac·count·a·ble   (ə-koun'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Liable to being called to account; answerable. See Synonyms at responsible.
  2. That can be explained: an accountable phenomenon.
ac·count'a·bil'i·ty, ac·count'a·ble·ness n., ac·count'a·bly adv.

Accountability

Ac*count`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness. "The awful idea of accountability." --R. Hall.
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