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.
Other Word Forms
- reaccreditation noun
Etymology
Origin of accreditation
Example Sentences
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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
The UK, in response, revoked accreditation for a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse, saying it would "not stand for intimidation of British embassy staff and their families".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Kyiv stripped the Iranian ambassador of his accreditation in 2022 and scaled down the mission in response to Tehran's supply of Shahed drones to Moscow.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Dr. Goldfarb’s suggestion that the Florida-led six-state Commission for Public Higher Education expand into medical school accreditation could likewise spur broader competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 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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