recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural recertifications

: the act or process of certifying or being certified again

… a bill that will require the unions to petition for recertification if their membership drops below 50 percent of those eligible to participate.

—Zac Anderson

Examples of recertification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anna Fusco, president of Broward Teachers Union, told the Herald that her organization has not heard from PERC on when their recertification election will be held. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Borrowers who accidentally miss their annual income recertification deadline could revert to a Standard plan billing amount, which in some cases could result in significantly higher payments. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's recertification of the program through March provides cover after the law sunsets, according to some Democratic lawmakers and legal experts. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 June 2026

Local unions can avoid a recertification vote by having 60% of teachers paying dues, which automatically re-certifies the chapter. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recertification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Medical Definition

recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act of having one's certification renewed

recertify

(ˈ)rē-ˈsərt-ə-ˌfī 

verb

recertified; recertifying