answers to
Is accountable to
Answers to means responds to or is accountable to.
An employee answers to their supervisor.
A dog answers to its name—it recognizes and responds when called.
The phrase also indicates correspondence or matching: The suspect answers to the description of the robber.
In hierarchical contexts, it establishes who has authority over whom: She answers to no one but the CEO.
- replyVerbal or written answer
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
rejoinder · obligation · governance · responsibility · compliance · duty · oversight · chain of command · pecking order · reporting · direct report · line manager · hierarchy · final say · feedback · no comment · understanding · acknowledgment
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