説せつ明めい責せき任にん

noun

accountability; responsibility to explain

Formal term for the obligation to explain one's actions or decisions, often used in political, corporate, or administrative contexts.

• 政せい治じ家かには説せつ明めい責せき任にんがある。

  Politicians have accountability.

• 企き業ぎょうは消しょう費ひ者しゃに対たいして説せつ明めい責せき任にんを果はたすべきだ。

  Companies should fulfill their accountability to consumers.