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"Accountability" stems from late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to [[calculate]]), which in turn derived from putare (to reckon). While the [[word]] itself does not appear in [[English]] until its use in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th century] Norman England, the concept of account-giving has ancient roots in record keeping activities related to governance and money-lending systems that first developed in Ancient Israel, Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and later, Rome.

"Accountability" stems from late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to [[calculate]]), which in turn derived from putare (to reckon). While the [[word]] itself does not appear in [[English]] until its use in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th century] Norman England, the concept of account-giving has ancient roots in record keeping activities related to governance and money-lending systems that first developed in Ancient Israel, Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and later, Rome.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1794]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1794]

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==Definition==

==Definition==

*the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to [[accept]] [[responsibility]] or to account for one's [[actions]] <[[public]] officials lacking accountability>  

*the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to [[accept]] [[responsibility]] or to account for one's [[actions]] <[[public]] officials lacking accountability>