From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaccreditedac‧cred‧it‧ed /əˈkredɪtɪd/ adjective 1 APPROVEhaving official approval to do something, especially because of having reached an acceptable standard an accredited counsellor an accredited language school2 PGOif a government official is accredited to another country, they are sent to that country to officially represent their government there the UK accredited representative —accredit verb [transitive] —accreditation /əˌkredɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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accredited• Another problem is the need to get accredited.• The examination leading to the Certificate is accredited as one specific module of the Institute's new Final Diploma.• The route that we at Buckinghamshire College have chosen to take though, is to become an accredited college of Brunel University.• Alternatively, you can obtain one from any accredited insurance valuer.• an accredited psychiatric hospital• These groups, too, can be supplemented with specialists and - advisers to accredited representatives of foreign States.• We will reform medical staffing and training to replace the consultant-led hierarchy with teams of accredited specialists.• an accredited teacher• This is not a particularly original view, and we had every word checked by accredited theologians.accredited representative• Nor does this case involve any accredited representative of a foreign state in this country.• These groups, too, can be supplemented with specialists and - advisers to accredited representatives of foreign States.From Longman Business Dictionaryaccreditedac‧cred‧it‧ed /əˈkredɪtɪd/ adjective officially accepted as being of a satisfactory or high standard, or permitted to do a particular kind of workWe are working towards a nationally accredited system of training.The data is available to accredited researchers. —accreditation noun [uncountable]rules making it easier for European accountants to gain accreditation in the USOrigin accredited (1600-1700) French accréditer, from crédit; → CREDIT1 