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
Deciding to pause operations this year jeopardized Martin's accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission [HLC], an independent agency that certifies the quality of colleges and universities nationwide.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
There are 34 organizations, including IEEE, that are ABET members and assist the nonprofit with setting policy, developing strategy, and conducting accreditation activities worldwide.
—Regina Samson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Ongoing investments in hospital infrastructure, stronger accreditation frameworks and the adoption of digital follow up systems support this growth.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Similarly, the consortium’s efforts on mobility and accreditation are designed to streamline student transitions across institutions, support binational internships and research collaborations, and remove administrative barriers that often slow progress.
—Adela De La Torre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
There have been several high-profile examples in recent years of children who died at treatment centers and programs that held accreditation.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Connections Academy suggests looking at factors such as tuition, academic offerings, student-teacher ratio, accreditation status, teacher quality/credentials, diversity, curriculum quality, extracurriculars/sports, safety and support services, according to its online guide to choosing a school.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Carswell’s contract with the Joint Commission, which provided the facility’s accreditation as a healthcare organization, expired in October 2020 and was not renewed, according to the Bureau of Prisons spokesperson.
—Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Curricula move slowly, accreditation standards even more slowly and regulators often insist on training models that ignore how care is delivered today.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreditation
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
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Corporate and government leaders regularly reissue return-to-office mandates, citing performance concerns.—
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There is a legal authorization for the use of force, which is what makes this so different than the use of the military force against Venezuela or Greenland or Cuba or wherever the president wants to take us to war next.—
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Notably, the company has a $1 billion buyback authorization with no end date.—
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“Accreditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreditation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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