Accountability vs Audit - What's the difference?
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The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
An audience; a hearing.
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An examination in general.
A judicial examination.
An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures
The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
* Shakespeare
(Scientology) Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.
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(obsolete) A general receptacle or receiver.
* Jeremy Taylor
To examine and adjust (e.g. an account).
(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes
(Scientology) To counsel spiritually.
* 2011 , Diane Saks, Overcoming Celebrity Obsession (page 225)
To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.
As nouns the difference between accountability and audit
is that accountability is the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for while audit is an audience; a hearing.As a verb audit is
to examine and adjust (eg an account).accountability
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(wikipedia accountability)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
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* accountablenessSee also
* responsibilityReferences
audit
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(wikipedia audit)Noun
(en noun)- He appeals to a high audit .
- National Assembly audit
- Yet I can make my audit up.
- It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.
Derived terms
* audit ale * audit house * audit roomVerb
(en verb)- to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court
- In John's case, I suspect, when he lost Diana he went back to his Scientology church to be audited .
