accreditation
nounUK /əˌkred.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
US /əˌkred.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
Official approval that says a school or group meets the rules.
The college received accreditation from the national education board.
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2. The act of officially naming someone to a job or position.
Her accreditation as ambassador was announced last week.
3. The process of checking that a hospital or program is good enough to do its work.
The hospital passed its accreditation review with high marks.
4. Official credit given to a person for doing something.
The scientist received accreditation for the discovery.