accreditation

Etymology

First attested in 1806, from accredit + -ation.

noun

1. The giving of credentials.
2. The act of accrediting.
   letters of accreditation.
   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. September 13, 2022, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan says new Lithuanian office in Taipei begins operations”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-09-13, Asia Pacific
3. (education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.