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Those are not conflicting definitions of accountability, they are merely different ways of phrasing it. Many dictionaries define accountability as almost synonymous with "responsible."

And there certainly are ways of holding admins responsible. If the admins were to unite against the community, the community could still enlist the aid of staff to hold them accountable in the case of abusive leadership.

However, I was not referencing an "ultimate" kind of accountability like having the staff demote users, but rather accountability in conducting policy changes, promotions, demotions, etc. Within the current system, as long as admins aren't abusive, they are accountable to the community. Before the reforms, the admins could make any changes (without even notifying the community) that they wanted, and no one could do anything short of drastic measures (getting staff involved) to change what the admins were doing.