government accountability

collocation in English

meaningsofgovernmentandaccountability

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government
noun
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
the group of people who officially control ...
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accountability
noun[U]
uk
/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˌkaʊn.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentandaccountabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A second section discusses the contribution of parliaments in fosteringgovernmentaccountability.
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To ignore these voices is to reinforce a long-standing history of lack of popular representation andgovernmentaccountability.
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That would be real localgovernmentaccountability.
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They acknowledge, too, that localgovernmentaccountabilityis very important.
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It is proposed entirely to corrupt localgovernmentaccountabilityas we know it.
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Accountability is very important because localgovernmentaccountabilityand democracy underpin parliamentary accountability and democracy.
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The system will be relatively easily understood and therefore centralgovernmentaccountabilitywill take place there.
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That would be one way of achieving true localgovernmentaccountability.
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That is all part of bringing information to the public about local government and improving localgovernmentaccountability.
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It is nonsense to describe the poll tax, for example, as a measure that will enhance localgovernmentaccountability.
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However, it is an important question which raises issues that go to the heart of localgovernmentaccountability.
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The sooner that that is accepted, the sooner we shall have a sensible system of localgovernmentaccountability.
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Health care was the top priority, along withgovernmentaccountability.
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It is more concerned to control the quantity of services and the manner in which local government provides them than to strengthen localgovernmentaccountability.
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If the proposal is merely to collect the whole lot and spread it out again, localgovernmentaccountabilitywill go right out of the window.
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What does localgovernmentaccountabilitymean when citizens do not know what valuation band they are in until they receive their first bill through the door?
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The debate is about the relationship between central and local government, about localgovernmentaccountability and about the level and kinds of services that local authorities provide.
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It is, therefore, one of the world's earlier institutions charged with nationalgovernmentaccountability.
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It also makes comparative studies and proposes improved benchmarks forgovernmentaccountability.
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