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Accountability vs Acknowledgment - What's the difference?

accountability | acknowledgment |

As nouns the difference between accountability and acknowledgment

is that accountability is the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for while acknowledgment is the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

accountability

English

(wikipedia accountability)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • 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)

    • Usage notes

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    Synonyms

    * accountableness

    See also

    * responsibility

    References

    acknowledgment

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acknowledgement (UK)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
  • A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment .
  • (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
  • (legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of acknowledging) confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

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