accountable
adj.
VERBS be | become | make sb | hold sb The directors are held accountable by the shareholders.
ADV. fully, properly | directly Senior managers are directly accountable to the Board of Directors.| publicly Local authorities should be publicly accountable to the communities they serve.| democratically a democratically accountable parliament| financially, politically
PREP. for In the end, we are all accountable for our actions.| to Politicians are accountable to Parliament.
