accountability

responsabilità

Dovere di spiegare le proprie azioni e assumersene la responsabilità, soprattutto quando qualcosa va male.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: responsibility, answerability

Espressioni comuni: public accountability, accountability for something