absence of accountability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabsenceandaccountability
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absence
noun
uk/ˈæb.səns/us/ˈæb.səns/
the fact of not being where you are usually expected ...
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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 ofabsenceandaccountabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theabsenceofaccountability, then, became the norm rather than exception.
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I have talked about criminality, poor performance,absenceofaccountability, low public esteem, which stretches from indifference to amusement, and poor relations with the police.
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If their constituents are not affected, there is no accountability at all—and in theabsenceofaccountability, there is a form of tyranny.
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It is fundamental that independence from political control should not be confused with anabsenceofaccountability.
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This report refers to "theabsenceofaccountability".
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Theabsenceofaccountabilityin existing law is unacceptable and it is that with which the other place tried to deal.
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But we must set that against the totalabsenceofaccountabilityin big companies and multi-national companies.
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In theabsenceofaccountability, there is clear evidence of projects that are environmentally undesirable or even anti-social.
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Theabsenceofaccountabilityallows the acts or omissions of individuals to go undetected.
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The regional health authorities are to be kicked into obscurity, and their replacements will mean anabsenceofaccountability.
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The fourth characteristic is the almost completeabsenceofaccountabilitywithin the charitable sector.
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There is a slightabsenceofaccountability.
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