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
Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.
—Kyle J. Russell, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
Renewing the appropriate accreditations for your industry annually can be incredibly helpful for driving customer loyalty and trust.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Organizers this year are also reaching out to a younger generation of cinephiles by offering special accreditations for students in a further effort to engage with the community.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.
—Kyle J. Russell, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
Renewing the appropriate accreditations for your industry annually can be incredibly helpful for driving customer loyalty and trust.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Organizers this year are also reaching out to a younger generation of cinephiles by offering special accreditations for students in a further effort to engage with the community.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditations
Noun
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But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the central bank must strike a balance between its dual mandates, curbing inflation and supporting the labor market.—
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CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those actions were justified using authorizations for the use of military force passed by Congress in 2001 and 2002.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Legislative Audit Bureau will examine the DPI’s oversight of educator misconduct cases, including the quality of its investigations, the steps for revoking or suspending licenses and whether the agency’s policies follow state law.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Any deal Sinclair engages in that would involve the transfer of broadcast licenses would be subject to FCC review and approval.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Accreditations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditations. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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