responsibility vs accountability

accountability vs responsibility

responsibility and accountability both are nouns.

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

As nouns, accountability is a hyponym of responsibility; that is, accountability is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than responsibility:

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

Other hyponyms of responsibility include fault, answerability, answerableness, dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness.

responsibility (noun)	accountability (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	responsibility to someone or for some activity
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

Difference between responsibility and accountability

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