accountable

Universal Words adjective [notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (to sb) (for sth) responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked: Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. * Someone must be held accountable for the killings. * The state spends taxpayers' money and should be held accountable. accountability noun [U]: proposals for greater police accountability * the accountability of a company's directors to the shareholders