certification
the act of certifying.
the state of being certified.
a certified statement.
the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.
Law. a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.
Origin of certification
1Other words from certification
- non·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
- pre·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
- re·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
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How to use certification in a sentence
The office issued a correction, reversing an earlier announcement that had declared the certification was complete.
Live updates: Georgia secretary of state issues correction, saying certification of its general election results is still under way | John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Michelle Lee | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostProvided they pass the trust certification, it’s easier to pay $50 per month than it is to optimize and bid for placement in the top three LSAs.
Google Guaranteed badge starting to appear on Google Maps listings | Greg Sterling | November 19, 2020 | Search Engine LandA few hours later, both Republicans from the Wayne County Board of Canvassers filed affidavits seeking to claw back their certification votes.
Just because an attempt to steal an election is ludicrous and ham-handed doesn’t mean it can’t work | Philip Bump | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostState law requires the board to resolve concerns like that before it votes on certification, experts said.
For three hours, an obscure county board in Michigan was at the center of U.S. politics | Kayla Ruble, Tom Hamburger, David Fahrenthold | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostCanada and Brazil, which are also among the world’s leaders in aircraft certification, are also expected to take similar actions.
FAA gives Boeing 737 Max the green light to fly again, shares soar | kdunn6 | November 18, 2020 | Fortune
All of this would be OK with me; I just took the frigging recertification test in my field and I hated every minute of it.
British Dictionary definitions for certification
/ (ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act of certifying or state of being certified
law a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
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