recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce recertification (audio)
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

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Only five of the 125 union recertification votes held for employees in Florida’s K-12 schools between March 2025 and January 2026 secured the support of more than 50% of the vote. Anastasios Kamoutsas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 The stabbing hoax convictions will revoke Heskett’s POST certification and bar any future recertification, according to the district attorney’s office. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 The current property owners have not submitted recertification reports for four of the buildings. Larry Seward, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026 She was first certified by the Australian Institute of Fitness before moving to the United States and earning recertification through the American Council on Exercise. Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recertification

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recertification was in 1770

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“Recertification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recertification. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

Medical Definition

recertification

noun
re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce recertification (audio)
: the act of having one's certification renewed
recertify verb
recertified; recertifying
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