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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDual-accountability
/ˈduː.əl əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A governance structure or mechanism in which an individual, organization, or project is answerable to two distinct governing bodies, stakeholders, or operational authorities simultaneously.
"The regional office operates under a system of dual-accountability, reporting to both the national ministry and the international donor board." - 2
Shared responsibility and liability between two parties for the outcomes of a specific decision, action, or performance metric.
"Effective project management requires dual-accountability between the engineering lead and the product manager."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'dual' (from Latin 'dualis', two each) and the noun 'accountability' (from Late Latin 'computare', to calculate, via Middle French and English administrative structures). The compound emerged in late 20th-century organizational theory, corporate governance, and international development to describe systems where an entity or individual is answerable to two distinct authorities or stakeholders.
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double responsabilité
Transliteration: dubl re.spɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te
"Le projet fonctionne selon un principe de double responsabilité."
duale Rechenschaftspflicht
Transliteration: duˈaːlə ˈʁɛçn̩shaftsˌp͡flɪçt
"Das Modell basiert auf einer dualen Rechenschaftspflicht."
responsabilità duplice
Transliteration: re.spɔn.sa.bi.li.ˈta ˈdu.pli.t͡ʃe
"La struttura organizzativa implica una responsabilità duplice."
doble rendición de cuentas
Transliteration: ˈdo.βle ren.diˈsjon de ˈkwen.tas
"Existe una doble rendición de cuentas ante ambas instituciones."
dupla prestação de contas
Transliteration: ˈdu.plɐ pɾes.tɐˈsãw dʒi ˈkõw.tɐs
"A organização opera com base em uma dupla prestação de contas."
दोहरी जवाबदेही
Transliteration: dohari jabawdehi
"इस परियोजना में दोहरी जवाबदेही का प्रावधान है।"
双重问责制
Transliteration: shuāngchóng wènzé zhì
"该机构实行双重问责制。"
이중 책임성
Transliteration: ijung chaegimseong
"조직은 이중 책임성 구조를 가지고 있습니다."
二重責任
Transliteration: nijū sekinin
"組織は二重責任の原則に基づいて運営されています。"
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