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accreditation

UK/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/US/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,978 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: accreditations

Accreditation is official recognition that you meet a standard. Gain accreditation, lose accreditation, an accreditation body.

It is granted by a body with authority to withdraw it, which is what gives it force — a qualification nobody can take back is worth less. Universities, laboratories and hospitals all live by it. Note accredit, from the Latin credere, to believe, so accrediting is giving credit to.

Definitions of accreditation

  1. 1nounaccreditationOfficial recognition that you meet a standard.C1

    “The hospital lost its accreditation after inspectors found serious safety problems.”

accreditation is an official recognition.

Where it comes from

Accredit plus -ation, from Latin credere, to believe or trust. Credit and creed come from the same trusting.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *ḱerd-

  2. English, today

    accreditation

First attested in 1806, from accredit + ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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accreditation in the wild

  • In many countries, accreditation is defined as a governmental designation.

    List of unaccredited institutions of higher education

  • There are several reasons for an institution not maintaining accreditation.

    List of unaccredited institutions of higher education

  • A majority of US state governments recognize Joint Commission accreditation as a condition of licensure for the receipt of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.

    Joint Commission

  • Since 2018, the former NEASC university accreditation body is now an independent organization, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

    New England Association of Schools and Colleges

  • The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) provide international recognitions to accreditation bodies.

    Accreditation

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

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