accredited

American  

[uh-kred-i-tid] / əˈkrɛd ɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence.

   accredited schools.

2. provided with official credentials, as by a government.

   an accredited diplomatic representative.

3. accepted as authoritative.

   an accredited theory.

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Other Word Forms

• nonaccredited adjective
• unaccredited adjective
• well-accredited adjective

Etymology

Origin of accredited

First recorded in 1625–35; accredit + -ed ²

Example Sentences

What would be really valuable is if these private, high-cost, higher-learning institutions partner and brand themselves with two-year trade schools to create even better, accredited programs for the trades—which are sorely lacking today.

From The Wall Street Journal

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it believes hospitals and accredited birth centers are the safest settings for childbirth.

From The Wall Street Journal

And you have to be a so-called accredited investor with at least $1 million in net assets, excluding your primary residence, or at least $200,000 in individual or $300,000 in joint income.

From The Wall Street Journal

It had faced criticism, including from the current disability minister, that it allowed employers to be accredited without them needing to actually employ disabled people.

From BBC

Russia's FSB security service named the man it was expelling as Gareth Samuel Davies -- listed on Moscow's official database of accredited diplomats as the embassy's second secretary.

From Barron's

Related Words

• authorized
• certified