unaccountable
adjective
un·ac·count·able
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl 
1
: not to be accounted for : inexplicable, strange
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
Examples of unaccountable in a Sentence
She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer.
the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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The administration has tried to freeze federal funding with an agency memorandum, turned over control of the government’s payments systems to an unelected and unaccountable actor in Elon Musk, and withheld appropriations from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Ryan Larochelle / Made By History, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.
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In their unaccountable influence, they are joined by major donors to a president’s campaign or causes.
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We were founded in revolt against unaccountable power and wealth.
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Ryan Larochelle / Made By History, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
In their unaccountable influence, they are joined by major donors to a president’s campaign or causes.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
We were founded in revolt against unaccountable power and wealth.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
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unaccountable
adjective
un·ac·count·able
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-ə-bəl
1
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
unaccountably
adverb
-blē
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