Meaning & Definition of word "Accountable"

Accountable

/əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/

1. Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.
- Example: As a manager, she felt accountable for her team's performance.
2. Subject to being called to account; responsible.
- Example: The government is accountable to the public for its decisions.
3. Capable of being explained; explicable.
- Example: The outcome of the experiment was not accountable by current scientific theories.

From Middle French 'acontable', from 'acomptable' (liable to be accounted for), from 'acomptare' (to account).

held accountable:

To be made responsible for something, especially in a formal way.

accountable leader:

A leader who takes responsibility for their actions and the actions of their team.

accountable government:

A government that is responsible to its citizens and can be held liable for its actions.

responsibility:

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something.

liability:

The state of being responsible for something, especially by law.

transparency:

The quality of being done in an open way without secrets.

Meaning: On the hook

Example Sentence: If this project fails, we're going to be on the hook for the budget.

Meaning: In the hot seat

Example Sentence: After the incident, he was really in the hot seat at the meeting.