account to
Present Participle
accounting to
Past Tense
accounted to
Past Participle
accounted to
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to explain one's actions or decisions to someone, usually a higher authority or supervisor
- As the project manager, she had to account to the senior executives for the progress of the project.
- Employees must account to their supervisors for how they allocate their work hours.
- The team leader will have to account to the board of directors for the financial performance of the division.
- In a democracy, elected officials are expected to account to the constituents for their policy decisions.
- The CEO will account to the shareholders during the annual meeting for the company's performance.