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"held to account" is a perfectly valid and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone who is being made to take responsibility for their actions or decisions. For example: "The CEO was held to account by the board of directors for the company's poor financial performance."
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Vertical accountability is where the state is being held to account by non-state agents.
So, who should be held to account?
Nobody expects to be held to account.
"They must be held to account.
He needs to be held to account.
They will be held to account.
They should be held to account.
Journalists, too, are held to account.
Education was being held to account.
Chief officers must be held to account.
And he is clear who must be held to account.
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