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licensure

American  
[lahy-suhn-sher, -shoor] / ˈlaɪ sən ʃər, -ˌʃʊər /

noun

  1. the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.


Etymology

Origin of licensure

First recorded in 1840–50; license + -ure


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Congress codified a regulation defining a professional degree as signifying “completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession” for which a “professional licensure is also generally required.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The New York State Gaming Commission is now expected to vote on final licensure by Dec. 31.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

The America-First Assessment is not like the typical licensure exams made by professional assessment companies.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025

“Individuals who are found to have engaged in this type of prohibited and unethical behavior will find it difficult if not impossible to secure licensure with the State Bar of California.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

A very different man was Horace Bushnell, born in the year of Channing's licensure, 1802.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Edward Caldwell Moore

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