accreditation

[ uh-kred-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ əˌkrɛd ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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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.

Origin of accreditation

accredit + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM accreditation

re·ac·cred·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby accreditation

accoutre, accoutrement, accra, accrd., accredit, accreditation, accredited, accrementition, accrescence, accrescent, accrete

Example sentences from the Web for accreditation

There is often a failure of regulations within those countries and no accreditation.
The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy|Emily Shire|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To complete his accreditation, Hourani needed to show at least one collection off the calendar, as well as a fashion godfather.
Rad Hourani, The First Unisex Couture Designer|Erin Cunningham|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And journalists who try to tweet, Instagram, or video the Games on their mobile phones will be stripped of accreditation.
The Volgograd Bombings and the Return of Big Terror to Russia|Michael Weiss|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seems the University of Phoenix, the nation's largest for-profit "educational" institution, may be set to lose its accreditation.
We Need Conservative Populism, Ctd.|Justin Green|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But they also claim that fewer than 200 of the 7,000 have sought (voluntary) accreditation—i.e., an embrace of regulations.
Blame Game Underway as Meningitis Outbreak Broadens|Kent Sepkowitz|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Once accreditation introduces the language game of politics, education distances itself even more from its fundamental mission.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin