answerable
Pronunciation: [ˈæn.sər.ə.bəl]
Word
Context: "responsibility"
(adjective) when someone is responsible for something and has to explain or take care of it. If you make a promise or do a job, you are answerable for what happens next.
Example
The project manager is answerable for the success of the team's work.
Example
The student is not answerable for the teacher's mistakes.
Example
Who is answerable for this decision?
Context: "obligation"
(adjective) when someone is expected to respond or give information about their actions. If you're involved in something, you might need to be answerable to someone about it.
Example
As a team leader, she is answerable to her supervisor about the team's progress.
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He doesn't feel answerable to anyone for his choices.
Example
Is everyone in the company answerable to the board of directors?
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