🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

responsabilité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re.spɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Accountability/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La transparence garantit la responsabilité des dirigeants."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility for one's actions, decisions, and policies.

    "Elected officials must demonstrate accountability to the citizens who voted for them."
  2. 2

    An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions.

    "The company implemented new measures to ensure greater personal accountability among managers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English 'accountable', originating from Old French 'aconter' (to reckon, compute), which traces back to Latin 'computare'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from mere financial bookkeeping to the broader ethical obligation of bearing responsibility for one's actions.

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