accreditation
Americannoun
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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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Etymology
Origin of accreditation
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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Example Sentences
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Following an investigation ordered by President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's security ministry said that "neither had formal accreditation to participate in operational activities" and that federal authorities had not been informed of their presence.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Graduates of all council-accredited schools remain eligible to pursue licensure in those states, and no law school in Texas or Florida has dropped its council accreditation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
City Council budget hearing last year that the Toronto Zoo lost its accreditation in 2012 by sending its elephants to a sanctuary at the direction of the Toronto City Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Barnes said Pentagon press accreditation pass holders were ultimately told they would be given permission to ride on the shuttle bus.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
As a rule, he didn’t trust myths and folktales; they lacked accreditation.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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