accountability

rendición de cuentas, responsabilidad

Obligación de explicar lo que uno hace y asumir la responsabilidad, especialmente si algo sale mal.

En inglés sencillo: The duty to explain your actions and accept responsibility for them, especially when something goes wrong.

• We need greater accountability in government.
• She demanded accountability for the missing funds.
• Clear rules improve managers’ accountability to staff.

Cómo se usa: accountability for something (Managers must accept accountability for their decisions.); accountability to someone (The council has a duty of accountability to local residents.)

Sinónimos: responsibility, answerability

Expresiones frecuentes: public accountability, accountability for something