Preposition: for

• violation: The Conference must make clear to all that NPT Parties will hold states accountable for violations.

• delivery: The mayor is very publicly accountable for the delivery of a manifesto, and dependent on the Chief Executive for achieving this.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• hold: Would we hold an entire society accountable for the decision of a single demented leader?

• elect: By voting, you can hold your elected representatives accountable.

• make: The natural reaction is to seek to make doctors more accountable.

Modifying Another Word

• democratically: All these organizations are democratically accountable to their members.

• publicly: All of this needs to be done in a publicly accountable way.

• locally: Despite its role to interpret local parent opinion on the provision of schools, there is no intention to make it locally accountable.

• directly: He is, of course, in turn directly accountable to the Council for the actions of the officers.

• politically: Members must be elected to a regional or local authority or be politically accountable to an elected assembly.

• ultimately: It is ultimately accountable to the Secretary of State for Health.

Used with adjective complement

• hold: Employe members cannot be held accountable for the actions of others within the company.

• remain: Maritime transport remains accountable for over 90 % of the movement of international trade.

• become: In recent years the sector has become more accountable for the use of its public funds.

Modifies a noun

• body: The Council is the accountable body for the Camden LAA.

• democracy: Its role is to provide an illusion of accountable democracy.

• decision-making: At stake is the very basis of democracy and accountable decision-making.

• leadership: I want to see strong accountable local leadership with the mandate to make tough decisions.

• manner: We operate in an open and accountable manner in all our activities.

• officer: He communicates his findings to the accountable officer who has to answer within two months.