diploma

noun

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di·plo·ma | \ də-ˈplō-mə

plural diplomas

Definition of diploma

1 plural also diplomata\ də-ˈplō-mə-tə

\ : an official or state document : charter

2 : a writing usually under seal conferring some honor or privilege

3 : a document bearing record of graduation from or of a degree conferred by an educational institution

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Examples of diploma in a Sentence

He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.

Recent Examples on the Web He was admitted to Catholic University that summer without a high school diploma and with minimal ability to speak English. — Washington Post, 10 May 2022 After her husband’s death in December 1967, Mrs. Redding found herself, at age 25, terrified and grieving, without a high school diploma and responsible for raising the couple’s three small children. — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2022 The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma fell really sharply from 6.3% in January to 4.3% in February. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022 Finding work that pays enough to make rent has been a constant challenge for her without a high school diploma, so calling churches, shelter hotlines and any other kind of case manager became its own full-time job. — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2021 The 2020 election ratified the long-term trend lines in American politics — that the Democrats are becoming the party of the college-educated, while the GOP is increasingly the refuge for voters without a university diploma. — Will Bunch, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021 Those who have a bachelor's degree or higher are somewhat less likely to own a gun, compared to those who have a high school diploma or only completed some college. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 2 June 2022 Phyllis Harvey-Hall grew up in Enterprise in a family that placed a high value on education even though her parents did not have a high school diploma, according to her campaign website. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 20 May 2022 Émilie has a diploma from a prestigious university but is working—for vague reasons—as an Internet-service salesperson at a call center. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022 See More

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