accreditation

Definition of accreditationnext
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 To this end, Nemecek and her colleagues have been working on projects like ACCESS Initiative, in partnership with NMDP, in order to start training community centers and equip them with accreditation needed to collect cells. Charlotte Hu, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Conducted by independent health and safety experts, this review led to changes to our stadium accreditation criteria for the 2026-27 season. Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But the accreditation process can be time-consuming and expensive. Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 Things are changing in the wonky, weighty world of college accreditation, and in some ways, Georgia is at the center of the national overhaul. Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Sourcing trips requires licensing and accreditation linked to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Dana Dunne, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The firm holds Better Business Bureau accreditation with an A rating. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The accreditation included a thorough review of the school district’s classroom instruction, continuous improvement efforts, practices and governance, such as evaluators observing learning environments. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Additional measures include an accreditation agreement aligned with ISO/IEC 17065, the international standard governing bodies that certify products, processes and services. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditation
Noun
  • State subsidies and mandates from Beijing have also encouraged excess production and cutthroat price wars, forcing them to turn to export markets and resulting in nearly a third of Chinese industrial firms operating at a loss.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The guidelines often provide recommendations to districts rather than mandates.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Army Corps hopes to receive congressional authorization in 2028, with the construction window estimated to begin in 2032.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Zero-trust measures can support continuous authentication and authorization for every agent action, while capabilities like policy as code can enforce deterministic execution and create machine-readable guardrails.
    Ismail Amla, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Accreditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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