Can someone explain the word accountable
 

I cant understand it for my coursework
I have this question who are they accountable to and i dont understand what the question actually means

To be accountable for something is to be responsible for something.

Who would the person in question get ripped apart by if they ******ed up.

Who does the person account to (hold themselves responsible to) as in who is their boss/supervisor or who are they responible to.

Thanks so much

ACCOUNTABLE:
1 (of a person, organization, or institution) required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible : government must be accountable to its citizens | parents could be held accountable for their children's actions. See note at responsible .
2 explicable; understandable : the delayed introduction of characters' names is accountable, if we consider that names have a low priority.

the joe is accountable for driveing you lots nits on tibb message boards lol

Able and willing to account for ones own actions. Telling the truth about your own actions, and your own responsibility for something = be accountable.

When something goes wrong and it was your fault, standing up and saying "my bad" = being accountable.

Owning up to your mistakes.