direct accountability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandaccountability
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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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 ofdirectandaccountabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It has nodirectaccountability.
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Directaccountabilityis surely preferable.
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There will be nodirectaccountabilityanywhere.
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Matrons will havedirectaccountabilityfor cleanliness standards.
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That independence requiresdirectaccountabilityto licence fee payers.
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There is also an urgent requirement for somedirectaccountability.
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There will be no parliamentary control and nodirectaccountability.
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We have to consider more clearlydirectaccountabilitybetween police forces and their communities.
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There is nodirectaccountability, and that is a fair criticism.
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But there is not thedirectaccountabilitythat we used to have.
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Similarly, local authorities would feel nodirectaccountabilityto their own business communities.
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That was the system that created responsibility anddirectaccountabilityand promoted standards.
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That undermines thedirectaccountabilityto local people upon which all good local government is based.
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There was adirectaccountabilityto the people who had elected us.
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Although they are public institutions, there is nodirectaccountabilityto the public.
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However, in reality, they have nodirectaccountabilityin the way that local authorities have accountability.
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There is nodirectaccountabilityto ratepayers or to the local government audit.
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That is contrary to the principle ofdirectaccountabilitythat was supposed to be behind the new system.
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There would be much moredirectaccountabilityand co-operation between the two agencies in those circumstances.
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Under local government reorganisation, that procedure was replaced by local partnerships that have nodirectaccountabilityto the council.
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Directaccountabilityis very important for those who are competing in the commercial environment of the retail banking sector today.
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We need to build in efficiency mechanisms and a five-year period, because there is nodirectaccountability.
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This is simple to operate, easily understood by the public and provides for the clear anddirectaccountability of the elected representative to his constituents.
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I mentioned accountability anddirectaccountabilityand the fact that the first-past-the-post system is extremely efficient at removing an unpopular party from power.
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We have established itsdirectaccountabilityto its audiences for its programming, but we have not lost sight of the need to reinforce high standards.
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