Accountable and Responsible for

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Accountable adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.

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Responsible for and accountable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsible for" instead an adjective "Accountable".

Responsible for adjective - Being the agent or cause.

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Accountable and responsible for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accountable" instead an adjective phrase "Responsible for".

Justified because in subcontracting the job to Featherweight, Derpy is accountable for the job as a whole, even if she is not directly responsible for the actual mistake.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E9 "Slice of Life"

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