accreditation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
- [əˌkɹeɾ.əˈtæɪ.ʃən] (Australia)
- /əˌkɹed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
- (US, regional) audio
- [əˌkɹɛɾ.əˈteɪ.ʃən] (Canada, General-American)
- /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ə-krěd'ĭ-tāʹshən
- [əˌkɹɛɾ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən] (Canada, General-American)
- /əˌkɹɛd.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
First attested in 1806, from accredit + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The giving of credentials.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of accrediting.
Remus Chen, head of Taiwan's Foreign Ministry's Department of European Affairs, told reporters that the new Lithuanian representative Paulius Lukauskas had arrived in Taipei earlier this month, and on Monday had formally applied for his accreditation.
2022 September 13, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan says new Lithuanian office in Taipei begins operations”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2022, Asia Pacific:letters of accreditation
- (countable, uncountable) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accreditations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reaccreditation · accreditation mill · accreditational · deaccreditation · nonaccreditation · preaccreditation
Translations (42)
es homologación (giving of credentials) · ro acreditare (giving of credentials) · fi akkreditointi (giving of credentials) · id akreditasi (giving of credentials) · ar اِعْتِماد (giving of credentials) · sh пу̏номо̄ћ (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · cmn 認證 /认证 (giving of credentials) · la accreditatio (giving of credentials) · kk аккредиттеу (giving of credentials) · fr accréditation (giving of credentials) · pt credenciamento (giving of credentials) · pl akredytacja (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · hu akkreditáció (giving of credentials) · ca acreditació (giving of credentials) · hu akkreditálás (giving of credentials) · uk акредита́ція (giving of credentials) · cs akreditace (giving of credentials) · de Akkreditierung (giving of credentials) · ko 인정 (giving of credentials) · ia accreditation (giving of credentials) · ru аккредита́ция (giving of credentials) · ja 認定 (giving of credentials) · sh акредитација (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · nl accreditatie (giving of credentials) · de Beglaubigung (giving of credentials) · ar اِعْتِمادٌ (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · pl akredytacja (giving of credentials) · tr onay (giving of credentials) · it accreditamento (giving of credentials) · fa اعتباربخشی (giving of credentials) · ms akreditasi (giving of credentials) · sk akreditácia (giving of credentials) · es acreditación (giving of credentials) · tr akreditasyon (giving of credentials) · ms pentauliahan (giving of credentials) · sv ackreditering (giving of credentials) · bg акредита́ция (giving of credentials) · sh pȕnomōć (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · tr tastik (giving of credentials) · sh akreditacija (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · mi whakamanatanga (the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort) · be акрэдыта́цыя (giving of credentials)