Definition/Meaning:
- responsible for
Examples:
- If anything wrong happens here, we are all accountable for it.
- Teachers should not be held accountable for the quality of learning the students get from them.
- The police intelligence is held accountable for the bombing and death of dozens of innocent people during the parade.
- The president holds the terrorist group accountable for the string of kidnapping in the country.
- The engineer is accountable for the collapse of the newly built 20-story building.
- If a patient mysteriously died while in the hospital, the doctor and nurses are usually held accountable.
- While they have a command of responsibility, village captains are not always held accountable for any failure or problem in their area.
- The host audience held the referee accountable for the loss of their team in the basketball tournament.
- Actors in show business are accountable for their behind-the-camera behavior for some people set them as their role model.
- You can’t hold the technician accountable for the glitches in the signaling system.