certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act of certifying : the state of being certified
2
: a certified statement
Examples of certification in a Sentence
the certification of the vote
She had to wait until her certification as a nurse before she could start her new job.
The certifications of nine teachers were revoked.
The school offers scuba diving certification.
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Change the roster The committee's voting members tend to be experts in vaccines, immunology, pediatrics and other relevant medical fields, with advanced medical degrees and board certification.
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Both of these certifications were allegedly false, according to the feds.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
Without certification, international flights cannot land.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
But staying anywhere close to that schedule will require a level of precise accomplishment in construction and testing—and in completing the painstaking work of regulatory certification—that seems likely to make boomless supersonic flight look easy.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
Both of these certifications were allegedly false, according to the feds.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
Without certification, international flights cannot land.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
But staying anywhere close to that schedule will require a level of precise accomplishment in construction and testing—and in completing the painstaking work of regulatory certification—that seems likely to make boomless supersonic flight look easy.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for certification
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“Certification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certification. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act of certifying : the state of being certified
psychiatrists with subspecialty board certification in geriatrics—Gary Kennedy
Gary KennedyLegal Definition
certification
noun
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌsər-ti-fi-ˈkā-shən
1
a
: the act of certifying
b
: the state of being certified see also certiorari
Note: Certification of an interlocutory decision by a trial court allows an appellate court to review the decision and to answer a controlling question of law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows a federal court to refer a question of state law to the state's highest court. Certification is also used to refer to a judge's order that allows a suit to be maintained as a class action.
2
: a certified statement
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