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Accountability - translation, pronunciation and examples

accountability
/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/

accountability

🇺🇸 American English
/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪlɪti/
🇬🇧 British English
/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/
🇷🇺 Russian
[pədətˈt͡ɕotnəsʲtʲ]
Meaning of accountability

responsibility for results

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When to use accountability

accountability

подотчетность

clear accountability

чёткая подотчетность

strong accountability

сильная подотчетность

personal accountability

личная подотчетность

team accountability

командная подотчетность

accountability usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Команда согласовала чёткую подотчетность для каждого этапа проекта.

The team agreed on clear accountability for each project phase.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Подотчетность означает принятие ответственности за свои задачи.

Accountability means taking responsibility for your tasks.

Similar words

accountability

Same term: the obligation to report, explain and accept consequences for actions to someone or some body.

responsibility

Broader than accountability: denotes a duty or obligation to act or to bear consequences; may not imply formal reporting to others.

answerability

Very close to accountability: emphasises the duty to explain or justify actions to others and accept consequences.

reporting

Narrower: the act or process of preparing and presenting reports; part of accountability but does not encompass responsibility or sanctions.

oversight

Emphasises supervision and monitoring by an external or higher authority; related to accountability but focuses on control rather than the duty to report.

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accountabilityподотчетность
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examэкзамен
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What's the difference between accountability / responsibility / answerability / reporting / oversight / transparency

🇬🇧English
accountability

Same term: the obligation to report, explain and accept consequences for actions to someone or some body.

C1Very Often

The board demanded greater accountability from senior management for the project outcomes.

Совет директоров потребовал большей подотчетности от высшего руководства за результаты проекта.

🇬🇧English

Broader than accountability: denotes a duty or obligation to act or to bear consequences; may not imply formal reporting to others.

C1Very Often

It is your responsibility to ensure the equipment is safe to use.

Ваша ответственность — обеспечить безопасность оборудования.

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answerability

Very close to accountability: emphasises the duty to explain or justify actions to others and accept consequences.

C1Rarely

Public answerability requires officials to justify their decisions to citizens.

Гражданская подотчетность требует от чиновников объяснять свои решения перед гражданами.

🇬🇧English

Narrower: the act or process of preparing and presenting reports; part of accountability but does not encompass responsibility or sanctions.

C1Very Often

Monthly reporting must include budget variances and risk issues.

Ежемесячная отчетность должна включать отклонения бюджета и вопросы рисков.

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oversight

Emphasises supervision and monitoring by an external or higher authority; related to accountability but focuses on control rather than the duty to report.

C1Often

The regulator provides oversight of safety standards across the industry.

Регулятор осуществляет надзор за стандартами безопасности в отрасли.

T
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transparency

Openness and availability of information; supports accountability but is not identical — transparency makes it easier to hold actors accountable.

C1Very Often

Transparency in procurement helps prevent corruption and strengthens accountability.

Прозрачность в закупках помогает предотвратить коррупцию и укрепляет подотчетность.

L
🇬🇧English
liability

Typically a legal or financial obligation to compensate or be held legally responsible; differs from accountability, which is broader and includes reporting and answerability.

C1Often

The company faces liability if it breaches safety regulations.

Компания несёт юридическую ответственность (liability), если нарушит правила безопасности.

G
🇬🇧English
governance

Broader concept covering structures, rules and processes by which an organisation is directed and controlled; accountability is one key element of governance.

C1Often

Good governance requires clear roles, oversight and accountability mechanisms.

Хорошее управление (governance) требует чётких ролей, надзора и механизмов подотчетности.

S
🇬🇧English
stewardship

Emphasises careful, responsible management or caretaking of resources; related to accountability ethically, but stresses stewardship and long-term care rather than formal reporting lines.

C1Rarely

Stewardship of public funds demands both ethical care and transparent reporting.

Распорядительство (stewardship) государственными средствами требует как этической заботы, так и прозрачной отчетности.

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How to pronounce accountability and what this word means

accountability translation: подотчетность. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce accountability

/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/

accountability translation

подотчетность

accountability examples

The team agreed on clear accountability for each project phase.

accountability transcription

/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/, /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪlɪti/

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accountability meaning: what does it mean?

responsibility for results

accountability pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

accountability is pronounced as /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

accountability definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The team agreed on clear accountability for each project phase. Translation: Команда согласовала чёткую подотчетность для каждого этапа проекта.

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