accreditation

[ uh-kred-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 Words From

• re·ac·cred·i·ta·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accreditation¹

accredit ( def ) + -ation ( def )

Example Sentences

Trump has also signaled that he wants to eliminate the bureaucrats who set accreditation standards for colleges and universities.

From Los Angeles Times

CounterSpike have also set up an accreditation system for bars and venues to do.

From BBC

Sudha explains that the denial of a medical license is a matter of “accreditation and compatibility, a.k.a. America hates brown foreigners.”

From Los Angeles Times

Experience: I have participated in accreditation, budget, curriculum, senate and many task force teams.

From Los Angeles Times

Mrs Cope referenced the hospital recently partially losing its mortuary accreditation, after assessors raised concerns about security following two mix-ups of bodies given to bereaved families.

From BBC

Related Words

• certificate
• credential
• license
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