as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the only body empowered with the accreditation of medical schools in the state
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Recent Examples of accreditation
The accreditation score reflects the range of structural and/or quality requirements from the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges last renewed the school’s accreditation in 2023 for a five-year period.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Her situation is complicated by the lapsing of her Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards accreditation, which has prevented her from going to work for a different law enforcement agency, Abdnour said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Where practitioners of similar experiential therapies must pursue specialized licenses, cooking therapists have yet to form any such accreditation process.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Educational accreditation bodies, healthcare management organizations and professional associations often welcome collaborations that advance industry standards.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet, FedStart, the Palantir program Ōura mentioned in the press release, is a software-as-a-service that helps companies cut back on potentially years of accreditation work needed before deploying software to the federal government, and has little to do with the company’s consumer business.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Davis noted that some child care providers have this accreditation, but most don’t.
—Lina Ruiz
september 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to align higher education with his political agenda, the president has pulled funding, restricted international students and even threatened accreditation.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges last renewed the school’s accreditation in 2023 for a five-year period.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Her situation is complicated by the lapsing of her Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards accreditation, which has prevented her from going to work for a different law enforcement agency, Abdnour said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Where practitioners of similar experiential therapies must pursue specialized licenses, cooking therapists have yet to form any such accreditation process.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Educational accreditation bodies, healthcare management organizations and professional associations often welcome collaborations that advance industry standards.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet, FedStart, the Palantir program Ōura mentioned in the press release, is a software-as-a-service that helps companies cut back on potentially years of accreditation work needed before deploying software to the federal government, and has little to do with the company’s consumer business.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Davis noted that some child care providers have this accreditation, but most don’t.
—Lina Ruiz
september 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to align higher education with his political agenda, the president has pulled funding, restricted international students and even threatened accreditation.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditation
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For the next eight years, the PTC — a group that clearly had a social agenda — had the opportunity to whisper in the ears of commissioners from the FCC, a group that by both history and mandate clearly did not.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Comey did not join in that authorization, the inspector general found.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Licenses must expire within one year, or the same date as the work authorization, whichever comes first.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Accreditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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