certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act of certifying : the state of being certified
2
: a certified statement
Examples of certification in a Sentence
the certification of the vote
She had to wait until her certification as a nurse before she could start her new job.
The certifications of nine teachers were revoked.
The school offers scuba diving certification.
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The administration also revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, froze research funding, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests.
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Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 29 June 2025
The independent health care accreditation and certification organization has launched a couple high-profile, high-tech partnerships in recent weeks.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verify certifications that map to your risk profile.
—Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In the nearer term, Southwest is still awaiting deliveries of Boeing 737 Max 7s, the smallest plane in the Max family, which still hasn’t won Federal Aviation Administration certification.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 29 June 2025
The independent health care accreditation and certification organization has launched a couple high-profile, high-tech partnerships in recent weeks.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verify certifications that map to your risk profile.
—Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In the nearer term, Southwest is still awaiting deliveries of Boeing 737 Max 7s, the smallest plane in the Max family, which still hasn’t won Federal Aviation Administration certification.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for certification
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“Certification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certification. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act of certifying : the state of being certified
psychiatrists with subspecialty board certification in geriatrics—Gary Kennedy
Gary KennedyLegal Definition
certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsər-ti-fi-ˈkā-shən
1
a
: the act of certifying
b
: the state of being certified see also certiorari
Note: Certification of an interlocutory decision by a trial court allows an appellate court to review the decision and to answer a controlling question of law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows a federal court to refer a question of state law to the state's highest court. Certification is also used to refer to a judge's order that allows a suit to be maintained as a class action.
2
: a certified statement
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