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ANSWERABILITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Management Theory
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- answerability
1, record 1, English, answerability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théories de la gestion
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation de s'expliquer
1, record 1, French, obligation%20de%20s%27expliquer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Public Service
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ministerial answerability
1, record 2, English, ministerial%20answerability
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The substitution of individual ministerial answerability for troublesome files and collective answerability for the character and quality of government as a whole, for the old judicial impeachment of ministers one by one, therefore, can be seen as a reasonably good thing, judged on a scale of normal politics. 1, record 2, English, - ministerial%20answerability
Record 2, Key term(s)
- answerability
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fonction publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obligation de rendre compte des ministres
1, record 2, French, obligation%20de%20rendre%20compte%20des%20ministres
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La substitution de l'obligation de rendre compte individuelle des ministres à l'égard des dossiers épineux et de la responsabilité collective pour le caractère et la qualité du gouvernement dans son ensemble à l'ancienne procédure de destitution judiciaire des ministres l'un après l'autre peut donc être vue comme une chose raisonnablement bonne, jugée sur l'échelle des pratiques politiques normales. 1, record 2, French, - obligation%20de%20rendre%20compte%20des%20ministres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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