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
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The Affordable Care Act mandates that most private insurers cover vaccines recommended by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, at no cost.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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House Freedom Action launched a website attacking Van Epps and touting Barrett’s work in the state legislature to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Tennessee.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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Selznick said the necessary approvals were secured before the shutdown for some new products that are rolling out in the first few months of 2019, but new label authorizations were on hold since the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau was closed.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, Washington is further blurring the line between law enforcement and military operations, utilizing questionable authorizations while providing few details on strikes targeting small vessels said to be from Venezuela.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The report, from the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, found 600 practitioners hold active professional licenses and 700 operate in an official religious capacity.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Information compromised includes driver’s licenses, medical information, and passport and Social Security numbers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Accreditations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditations. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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