answerable to

/ˈɑːnsərəbl tuː/

Definition

Definition of answerable to - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

accountablerequired to explain actions to someone

She is answerable to the board for her decisions.

subordinatesubject to control by someone

The manager is answerable to the regional director.

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Expressions with answerable

be answerable for

have responsibility and need to explain actions or results

You will be answerable for the team's mistakes.

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democratically accountable

adj.

politics

answerable to citizens through elections or other open democratic processes

Examples of answerable to in a sentence

The minister is answerable to the parliament for his actions.
The assistant is answerable to the department head.
The team is answerable to the project manager.

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French:responsable devant, subordonné à, ...
German:verantwortlich gegenüber, verantwortlich, ...
Italian:responsabile, sotto la responsabilità, ...
Spanish:responsable ante, bajo la responsabilidad de, ...
Portuguese:responsável perante, sob a alçada de, ...
Chinese:负责, 受...控制, ...
Japanese:説明責任がある, 従属している, ...
Arabic:مسؤول أمام, مَسْؤُول أَمَام, ...
Hebrew:כָּפוּף, כָּפוּף, ...
Russian:подотчётный, подчинённый, ...
Ukrainian:підзвітний, відповідальний перед, ...
Hindi:जवाबदेह, अधीन, ...
Bengali:উত্তরদায়ী, অধীন, ...
Catalan:responsable davant de, subordinat, ...
Czech:odpovědný, podřízený, ...
Danish:ansvarlig, ansvarlig over for, ...
Dutch:verantwoording verschuldigd aan, verantwoordelijk aan, ...
Greek:υπόλογος, υπαγόμενος, ...
Hungarian:elszámoltatható, függő, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះ, ស្ថិតក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់, ...
Korean:책임이 있는, 보고하는, ...
Persian:پاسخگو, تابع, ...
Polish:odpowiedzialny, podporządkowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):responsável perante, ...
Romanian:responsabil față de, subordonat, ...
Swedish:ansvarig inför, ...
Thai:ต้องรับผิดชอบต่อ, ขึ้นตรงต่อ, ...
Turkish:sorumlu, bağlı, ...
Vietnamese:chịu trách nhiệm trước, chịu sự kiểm soát của, ...

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