accreditation
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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.
Vocabulary lists containing accreditation
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The 59-year-old zoo, which occupies 133 acres in the northeast corner of Griffith Park, has struggled to maintain its national accreditation, with federal regulators finding peeling paint and rust in some exhibits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She told BBC Sport on Monday that his accreditation for the tournament was personally approved by Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
They plan to end encounters with humans—perhaps with the exception of feeding the sloths—and pursue accreditation from the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
On the morning after the parade, Oliver and I attended a meeting where each organization had to apply for accreditation.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
The separatists denied a request from Reuters for permission to report from Transdniestria, saying all accreditations for foreign journalists had been halted in the wake of last week’s attacks.
From Reuters ● May 4, 2022
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