answerable

/ˈan(t)-s(ə-)rə-bəl/

adjective

  1. liable to be called to account : responsible

  2. capable of being answered or refuted

  3. suitable, adequate

The specialists who design the programs work for and are answerable to distant development agencies.

responsible answerable accountable amenable liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance.