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answerable

adjective as in responsible

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He yearns openly to rule the way China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin do, as an autocrat answerable to no one.

It is thought he did not like the idea of directly elected council leaders who would be answerable to his or her party, preferring a directly elected mayor who would be more detached.

From BBC

As majority investors, Clearlake appears to have the upper hand, but Boehly could bank on Eghbali and Feliciano being answerable to shareholders should an offer come in that tempts them.

From BBC

It recommends a single regulator, answerable to a government minister, so that officials and the industry can be held to account.

From BBC

"Political appointees who are answerable to the President and have decision-making authority in the executive branch are key to this essential task," reads Project 2025.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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