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accredited, ppl. a.|əˈkrɛdɪtɪd|
[f. accredit + -ed. Cf. Fr. accrédité used in the same sense.]
a. Furnished with credentials, publicly or officially recognized; given forth as worthy of belief, authoritatively sanctioned.
1634J. Canne Necess. Separ. (1849) 3. Those accredited believers for whom it was appointed. 1804Southey in Ann. Rev. II. 4 Columbus persevered, and his discoveries received the name of India from his accredited error. 1810― Lett. II. 201 Colonel Burke is there as an accredited spy. 1831Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) I. 436 The latest accredited rumour is, that the Lords are determined to resist the reformation of the House of Commons. 1837Whewell Hist. Induct. Sc. I. 238 (1857) They sought their philosophy in accredited treatises. 1863Conf. Ticket of Leave Man 4 To reward long-accredited service in a confidential situation. 1870Illustr. Lond. News 29 Oct. 438 The diplomatic body accredited at Madrid.
b. Used of a grade of milk. (Term disused as official designation since 1954.)
1932Min. Agric. & Fish. Pubn. (title) Scheme for the introduction of county registers of accredited milk producers. 1933E. Angl. Inst. Agric. Rep. 14th County Clean Milk Comp., 1933 13 Members of the County Registers of Accredited Milk Producers will be in a very strong position. This Register..was inaugurated in Essex in 1931. 1934Milk Marketing Board's Scheme of Accred. Producers ser. P.B. 3, p. 2 What will the term ‘Accredited Milk’ stand for? It will be milk from cows that have been clinically tested; from farms where scrupulously clean methods are practised—and itself a product subject to bacteriological tests.
▸ Educ. (orig. U.S.). Of a school, course, etc.: meeting standards set by external assessors or regulators.
1883Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 3 Mar. 5/4 The Stevens Point High School is again placed on the accredited list of the State University. 1907Times 22 July 18/3 A student..gets an allowance..which..he or she may carry to any duly accredited college. 1940A. C. Klein Civil Service in Public Welfare Introd. 22 What is a ‘recognized’ agency, or an ‘accredited’ course of training? 1997Times Educ. Suppl. 18 July 27/1 Well-managed colleges which reach student exam targets for the three years to September 1998 will be allowed to apply for ‘accredited status’. |