accountability vs responsibility

accountability and responsibility both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accountability	Yes	No	No	No
responsibility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, responsibility is a hypernym of accountability; that is, responsibility is a word with a broader meaning than accountability:

accountability: responsibility to someone or for some activity
responsibility: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

Other hypernyms of accountability include responsibleness.

accountability (noun)	responsibility (noun)
responsibility to someone or for some activity	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
	a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
	the proper sphere or extent of your activities

accountability vs responsibility

accountability and responsibility both are nouns.

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