accreditation

/əˌkred·əˈteɪ·ʃən/, /-ət̬ˈeɪ·ʃən/ n [U]

Definition

› official approval, esp. in order to maintain satisfactory standards: The hospital was threatened with the loss of accreditation if it did not improve the quality of its care. accredited

/əˈkred·ə·t̬ɪd/ adj [not gradable] › Only accredited journalists are admitted to White House press conferences.

(Definition of accreditation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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account n FINANCIAL SERVICE
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accountable adj
accountant n
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