Accreditation Definition

ə-krĕdĭ-tāshən
noun
The act of accrediting or the state of being accredited, especially the granting of approval to an institution of learning by an official review board after the school has met specific requirements.
American Heritage

The giving of credentials.

Wiktionary

The act of accrediting.

Letters of accreditation.
Wiktionary

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

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Other Word Forms of Accreditation

Noun

Singular:
accreditation
Plural:
accreditations

Origin of Accreditation

  • accredit +"Ž -ation

    From Wiktionary

  • First attested in 1806.

    From Wiktionary

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