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accreditations

noun

plural of accreditation
as in mandates
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 accreditations This year’s 2,140 industry accreditations were up 10 percent from last year’s 1,940. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 The achievement is significant because TEMOS has been conducting healthcare accreditations since 2010 across multiple countries and medical specialties. — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 In order to fortify their reputation and show potential clients just how legitimate the business’ offerings were, the team quickly applied and received official accreditations. — William Jones, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The festival brought 75 films to Udine – comprising eight world premieres, 18 international premieres, 21 European premieres and 20 Italian premieres across 12 countries – alongside 236 guests of honor and more than 2,000 accreditations. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2026 In Oklahoma, a former state superintendent threatened schools' accreditations. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 12 Mar. 2026 European Film Market Head Tanja Meissner has hailed this year’s edition as the busiest since the Covid pandemic with accreditations expected to come in at least three percent higher than last year although final figures have yet to confirmed. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026 In any field of knowledge, there is a web of legitimacy, knotted together by visible signals of trust, such as degrees, publications, affiliations and accreditations. — Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026 These voluntary accreditations come with stricter animal welfare and conservation standards. — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditations
  1. mandates
  2. authorizations
  3. licenses
Noun
  • That was a disquieting pointer to Federal Reserve Board policy, for the central bank counted controlling inflation, not enduring full employment, as one of its mandates.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Christian then lays out the finale’s mandates, which, just like last season, are dramatically slashed down from what Project Runway used to be.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mandates
Noun
  • Testing a dissenting hypothesis often required weeks of alignment meetings, internal authorizations and grueling pilot programs.
    — Fabio Moioli, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Several California universities have paused international students’ applications to pursue off-campus internships after the federal government issued guidance last month urging enhanced scrutiny of these work authorizations.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorizations
Noun
  • Noreus then submitted fraudulent transcripts to state nursing boards so students could take licensing examinations and obtain nursing licenses, according to prosecutors.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily, there are tons of early discounts on some of the most popular licenses, including Harry Potter, Star Wars, Super Mario, Marvel, and more.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of licenses

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