Authority vs. Accountability
Authoritynoun
(uncountable) The power to enforce rules or give orders.
Authoritynoun
(used in singular or plural form) Persons in command; specifically, government.
Authoritynoun
(countable) A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject.
Authoritynoun
Government-owned agency which runs a revenue-generating activity.
Authoritynoun
Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.
Authoritynoun
Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.
Authoritynoun
The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.
Authoritynoun
That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.
Authoritynoun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions;
Authoritynoun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;
Authoritynoun
an expert whose views are taken as definitive;
Authoritynoun
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
Authoritynoun
an administrative unit of government;
Authoritynoun
official permission or approval;
Authoritynoun
an authoritative written work;
Authority
In the fields of sociology and political science, authority is the legitimate power that a person or a group of persons possess and practice over other people. In a civil state, authority is made formal by way of a judicial branch and an executive branch of government.In the exercise of governance, the terms authority and power are inaccurate synonyms.
Accountabilitynoun
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
Accountabilitynoun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
Accountabilitynoun
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.
Accountabilitynoun
responsibility to someone or for some activity
Accountabilitynoun
the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility
Accountability
Accountability, in terms of ethics and governance, is equated with answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts.
