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
Overseas treatment providers may operate under different licensing, accreditation, regulatory, and oversight standards than facilities in the United States.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Representatives from the school have not yet responded to questions from The Charlotte Observer about the accreditation decision.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
But jail accreditation is entirely voluntary, noted Marcella Alsan, a physician and economist at Harvard who co-authored the study.
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Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
And draft regulations from this year's federal accreditation rulemaking would require accreditors to weigh educational and economic returns against what students pay.
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Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Already, journalists from Iran and African countries face restricted entry despite accreditation by FIFA.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And the Department of Health and Human Services took grant programs related to safety, community engagement and parents attending college, plus foreign medical school accreditation.
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Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The university holds official accreditation as an Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and Education from the National Cyber Security Center.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Representatives from the school have not yet responded to questions from The Charlotte Observer about the accreditation decision.
—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
But jail accreditation is entirely voluntary, noted Marcella Alsan, a physician and economist at Harvard who co-authored the study.
—
Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
And draft regulations from this year's federal accreditation rulemaking would require accreditors to weigh educational and economic returns against what students pay.
—
Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Already, journalists from Iran and African countries face restricted entry despite accreditation by FIFA.
—
Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And the Department of Health and Human Services took grant programs related to safety, community engagement and parents attending college, plus foreign medical school accreditation.
—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The university holds official accreditation as an Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and Education from the National Cyber Security Center.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditation
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The Education Department’s civil rights office had long been the last resort for parents who believe their child is facing discrimination at school, with a mandate to review all complaints.
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With James Dolan registering a mandate against going above the second apron, Knicks are not among the teams capable of giving Robinson a meaningful raise.
Noun
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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For example, California’s prior authorization reform bill, SB 1120, passed in 2024 unanimously.
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“Accreditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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