Definitions for unaccountable
ˌʌn əˈkaʊn tə bəlun·ac·count·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unaccountable, unexplainableadjective

   not to be accounted for or explained

   "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"

2. unaccountableadjective

   free from control or responsibility

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unaccountableadjective

   inexplicable; unable to account for, or explain

2. unaccountableadjective

   not responsible; free from accountability or control

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unaccountableadjective

   Etymology: from accountable.

   1. Not explicable; not to be solved by reason; not reducible to rule.

   I shall note difficulties, which are not usually observed, though unaccountable. Joseph Glanvill.

   The folly is so unaccountable, that enemies pass upon us for friend. Roger L'Estrange.

   There has been an unaccountable disposition of late, to fetch the fashion from the French. Addison.

   What is yet more unaccountable, would he complain of their resisting his omnipotence. John Rogers, Sermons.

   The Chinese are an unaccountable people, strangely compounded of knowledge and ignorance. Thomas Baker, Reflect. on Learn.

   The manner whereby the soul and body are united, and how they are distinguished, is wholly unaccountable to us. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Not subject; not controlled.

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1. unaccountable

   Accountability, in terms of ethics and governance, is equated with answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences. In governance, accountability has expanded beyond the basic definition of "being called to account for one's actions". It is frequently described as an account giving relationship between individuals, e.g. "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A's (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct" and more. Accountability cannot exist without proper accounting practices; in other words, an absence of accounting means an absence of accountability. Another key area that contributes to accountability is good records management.

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1. unaccountable

   Unaccountable refers to something or someone that cannot be explained, understood, or held responsible for certain actions, decisions, or outcomes. This term is typically applied in situations where there is an absence of control, liability, or answerability.

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1. Unaccountableadjective

   not accountable or responsible; free from control

2. Unaccountableadjective

   not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unaccountable

   un-ak-kownt′a-bl, adj. not accountable or to be accounted for: not responsible.—ns. Unaccountabil′ity, Unaccount′ableness, the state or quality of being unaccountable.—adv. Unaccount′ably, inexplicably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unaccountable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unaccountable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of unaccountable in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   We need to strengthen family and communities, because that is where it all starts, we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment. And we need to protect our country from the threats that we see and the ones that are on the horizon.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   We have to end the flood of secret, unaccountable money that is distorting our elections, corrupting our political system, and drowning out the voices of too many everyday Americans, our democracy should be about expanding the franchise, not charging an entrance fee.

3. Jena Griswold:

   Unelected and unaccountable presidential electors should not be allowed to decide the presidential election without regard to voters' choices and state law.

4. Committee Chairman David Cicilline:

   Companies... both large and small, have found themselves dependent on the arbitrary whim of these platform giants, one algorithm tweak away from ruin, because their decisions are largely unaccountable, opaque, and result in sweeping consequences, the dominant platforms effectively serve as private regulators.

5. Ted Cruz:

   I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.' You're under oath, you may believe at the Department of Justice that you are unaccountable to the American people, but that is not the case.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unaccountable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unaccountable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unaccountable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unaccountable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccountable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unaccountable