Accountability vs. Responsibility
Difference Between Accountability and Responsibility
Accountability➦
Accountability, in terms of ethics and governance, is equated with answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts.
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Responsibility➦
The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.
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Accountability➦
the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility
lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders
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Responsibility➦
A duty or obligation that one is responsible for.
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Accountability➦
Expected or required to account for one's actions; answerable.
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Responsibility➦
An expense, debt, or financial burden that one must pay.
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Accountability➦
Capable of being explained
an accountable phenomenon.
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Responsibility➦
The amount of such expense, debt, or financial burden.
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Accountability➦
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
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Responsibility➦
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. 18
Responsibility is a heavy burden.
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Accountability➦
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
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Responsibility➦
The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
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Accountability➦
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
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Responsibility➦
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
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Accountability➦
(military) The obligation imposed by law 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.
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Responsibility➦
(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success.
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Accountability➦
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.
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Responsibility➦
(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual.
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Accountability➦
responsibility to someone or for some activity
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Responsibility➦
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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Responsibility➦
That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
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Responsibility➦
Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
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Responsibility➦
the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force;
we must instill a sense of duty in our children
every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
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Responsibility➦
the proper sphere or extent of your activities;
it was his province to take care of himself
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Responsibility➦
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct;
he holds a position of great responsibility
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