accreditation

American

[uh-kred-i-tey-shuhn] / əˌkrɛd ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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.
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.
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

accredit ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"These guys are so good at what they do, they cover all their bases, they get accreditations that they need."

From BBC

Another transfer puts Health and Human Services in charge of a grant program for parents who are attending college, along with management of foreign medical school accreditation.

From Los Angeles Times

However, when she decided in January that she wanted Vukov to rejoin her team, his provisional suspension meant he was denied accreditation at the Australian Open.

From BBC

In addition to teachers’ licensure being on the line, repeated failure to comply would allow the state to revoke district accreditation, which could result in a state takeover.

From Salon

One of the first in the field, Ben gained his initial biohazard cleaning accreditation by cleaning tomato sauce off a desk in 2000.

From BBC

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