English-Dutch translations for accountability

• verantwoordelijkheid
  Collectieve verantwoordelijkheid is helemaal geen verantwoordelijkheid. Collective accountability is not accountability at all.
  De verantwoordelijkheid moet opnieuw terrein winnen. We need to return to public accountability.
  De financiële verantwoordelijkheid moet duidelijk aangegeven worden. Financial accountability has to be clarified.

Definition of accountability

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

Related words

• unaccountable
• accountable
• accountably
• unaccountably
• be accountable