accountable
Responsible for what you do and having to explain or accept the result, especially to another person or group.
Responsible for something and required to explain decisions or accept the results, especially to a person, group, or authority.
Possible to explain or understand using reasons or facts.
Able to be explained or justified by reasons, facts, or evidence.
- Base: accountable
accountable for something
1responsible for a specific result
Responsible for a particular thing, action, or result and needing to explain it.
- Each department is accountable for its own budget.
- You are accountable for the quality of the work you deliver.
accountable to someone
2responsible to a person or group
Responsible to a particular person or group and needing to explain your actions to them.
- Public agencies are accountable to the taxpayers.
- The project team is accountable to the board of directors.
be held accountable
4be treated as responsible
To be officially seen as responsible for something and made to explain it or accept the result.
- The minister was held accountable for the failures of the new policy.
- Companies must be held accountable when they break the law.
hold someone accountable
3make someone accept responsibility
To say that someone is responsible for something and must explain it or accept the result.
- We must hold the company accountable for the damage it has done to the river.
- Parents should hold their children accountable for their promises.