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acreditación

accreditation

noun ah-kreh-dee-tah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Acreditación refers to the official recognition that a person, institution, or programme meets a set of standards: acreditación universitaria (university accreditation) or acreditación de prensa (press credential). The verb is acreditar. It differs from certificación (certification), which tends to be product- or skill-based rather than institutional.

Examples

"La universidad recibió la acreditación internacional."

Natural Translation

The university received international accreditation.

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