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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One is sort of an independent, unaccountable, unelected FBI, like the one that Hoover ran.
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Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
In every period, the essence of politics has been that a tin-pot tsar who wants to arrogate to himself the right to personal, unaccountable power needs to intimidate the honest people who are not afraid of him.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal government agencies to regulate vast parts of American life, overturning a 40-year-old legal precedent long targeted by conservatives who say the government gives unaccountable bureaucrats too much authority.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The report ranks 197 countries and territories on five indicators: conflict and violence, human rights abuse, unaccountable governance, economic exploitation, and environmental degradation.
—David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2023
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Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
In every period, the essence of politics has been that a tin-pot tsar who wants to arrogate to himself the right to personal, unaccountable power needs to intimidate the honest people who are not afraid of him.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal government agencies to regulate vast parts of American life, overturning a 40-year-old legal precedent long targeted by conservatives who say the government gives unaccountable bureaucrats too much authority.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The report ranks 197 countries and territories on five indicators: conflict and violence, human rights abuse, unaccountable governance, economic exploitation, and environmental degradation.
—David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2023
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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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