hold
Managers were asked to set targets and hold themselves accountable for them.
The government needs to be held accountable for the way it spends taxpayers' money.
Justice means holding people accountable for their actions.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Duty, obligation and responsibility
accountable
accountable to someone
accountably
answer for something
buck
commitment
department
dual role
duty
duty of care
fail
fall to someone
obliged
on your own head be itidiom
ought to
owe someone a livingidiom
portfolio
shoulder
someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
the onus