ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Accreditation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Accreditation is a noun meaning The giving of credentials.

Meaning

The giving of credentials.

More Meanings

  1. The act of accrediting.
  2. (education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.

Example Sentences

letters of accreditation
Remus Chen, head of Taiwan's Foreign Ministry's Department of European Affairs, told reporters that the new Lithuanian representative Paulius Lukauskas had arrived in Taipei earlier this month, and on Monday had formally applied for his accreditation.

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Related dictionary entries include certificate, certification, appraisal, authorisation, authorised, licensing.

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