accreditation
Americannoun
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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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Explanation
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.
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Around 100 influencers and content creators have been granted accreditation for the tournament in New York - double the amount from last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In response, Reform says that they have granted accreditation to at least 1,000 members of the media.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Like the American Bar Association, the American Psychological Association is a professional association with an in-house accreditation arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Bloomberg News said it did not receive accreditation while the Times said its economic policy reporter was excluded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 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Friday ruled that the Pentagon's press access overhaul, which saw accreditations from a host of prominent media outlets withdrawn, violated the constitution.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
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
"It's extremely difficult" for unapproved parts to enter the supply chain, said Michele Dickstein, president of ASA, which provides widely adopted accreditations and carries out about 400 audits a year.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
TV 2 Denmark said it had acquired the correct accreditations to film and was reporting from a public place.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
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