0 the fact of being officially recognized, accepted, or approved of, or the act of officially recognizing, accepting, or approving of something: --
The committee has established new procedures for the accreditation of degrees.
1 official approval, esp. in order to maintain satisfactory standards: --
2 if something has accreditation, it is officially accepted as being of a particular standard: --
The union might take actions that place in question the ability of the institution to maintain accreditation by professional and governmental regulatory bodies.
The important innovation represented by this agency is the development of hospital accreditation.
These data enable the communities to monitor the hospitals' continuing compliance with the nationally determined accreditation criteria.
Industry-driven accreditation serves the interests of industry and may not ensure unbiased or comprehensive regulation.
The presentation will provide an overview of work in progress by the professional body to support the professional accreditation of higher levels of practice.
The accreditation movement actually serves to acknowledge the primary rather than ancillary role of the volunteer in palliative care.
Many students apparently join the courses for the element of scholarship and learning, without the intention of working towards gaining accreditation.
Too often these initiatives are little more than arts and crafts projects put together for a site visit or accreditation.
