as in accountability
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
Without any answerability to the people, the despot's actions were motivated by a desire for personal enrichment.
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Multiple CDPs deployed across different business units lead to duplicate records, inconsistent controls and blurred accountability.—
Bill Bruno,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025 -
There’s been a push for more accountability from Dolphins leaders, and that’s led to Tagovailoa personally calling Hill out for his attention seeking antics, which have clearly created some wounds among the team that still hasn’t been healed.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 July 2025
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Women: 'Plan to destroy Oak Flat will devastate me and my people' Traditionally in Indian Country, women are given the responsibility to pass cultural teachings to the next generation.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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Causes of youth homelessness include family breakdowns, evictions, and cultural beliefs about parental responsibility ending at age 18.—
Ethan Hylton,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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“Answerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerability. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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