accreditation
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accreditations
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the act of giving official authority or approval, or the resulting status; certification.
Today they officially opened the process of accreditation for media wanting to cover World Youth Day.
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the act of certifying an educational institution or program as meeting all official formal requirements of academic excellence, facilities, curriculum, etc.; the status of being so certified.
Universities applying for membership in the association must have undergone, at the national or regional level, a process of quality assurance or accreditation.
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the act of attributing or ascribing some quality, status, or action to a person or thing.
His other poems added to his accreditation as a first-class poet.
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Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards. Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove that they meet a general standard of quality. If you earn a teaching certificate, then you have an accreditation to teach. Usually you'll hear this word in relation to institutions like colleges and universities.
Vocabulary lists containing accreditation
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Gustin, of CoreCivic, said its facilities operate under substantial government oversight, including “on-site government personnel, regular audits and inspections, detention-standard reviews, independent accreditation processes, and routine visits by government officials, attorneys, families and community representatives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
A unit of Spanish volunteers said it was disbanding after having waited two days at an airport in Spain for accreditation from Venezuelan authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In a statement, White Ribbon said its accreditation was about organisations "delivering a three-year action plan that works towards improvement" and is "not a statement about, or endorsement of, individuals connected to that organisation".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Stadium workers have also expressed concerns about being forced to share their personal information with FIFA, football's world governing body, to get World Cup accreditation -- amid fears that data will be shared with ICE.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Although a large number of reporters had been interested in attending Bobby Fischer’s controversial press conference, journalists were forced to pay $1,000 for accreditation at Sveti Stefan.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon's press access overhaul, which saw accreditations from a host of prominent media outlets withdrawn, violated the constitution.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
There are also sustainability accreditations or initiatives which encourage reporting on biodiversity and nature, such as the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
"These guys are so good at what they do, they cover all their bases, they get accreditations that they need."
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Eighty press accreditations were awarded to foreign news outlets, including the New York Times, Reuters, Paris Match, Le Figaro, and Le Monde.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Authorities said he hadn't obtained the appropriate accreditations.
From Reuters ● Feb. 8, 2022
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