licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlī-sᵊn-shər 
-ˌshu̇r
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The case also highlighted a loophole that allows camps run by municipalities to operate without the licensure requirements of private camps.
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Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
But efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors and strip the licensure of physicians caught providing it to them have come up short each of the last two years, thanks to a handful of Republican lawmakers who have broken rank to sustain Kelly’s veto.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The accreditation, according to a district press release, allows BHS students who are pursuing their Associate of Arts Degree to qualify for financial aid, transfer credits, and obtain professional licensure in their field of study, all while remaining on campus at the high school.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
On average, an architect’s compensation is lower than commonly assumed, especially considering the extensive time and expense required for education and licensure, currently averaging more than 13 years to become an architect.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
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Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
But efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors and strip the licensure of physicians caught providing it to them have come up short each of the last two years, thanks to a handful of Republican lawmakers who have broken rank to sustain Kelly’s veto.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The accreditation, according to a district press release, allows BHS students who are pursuing their Associate of Arts Degree to qualify for financial aid, transfer credits, and obtain professional licensure in their field of study, all while remaining on campus at the high school.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
On average, an architect’s compensation is lower than commonly assumed, especially considering the extensive time and expense required for education and licensure, currently averaging more than 13 years to become an architect.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Licensure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensure. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
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2
: approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in the practice of medicine
the licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy—E. D. Shapiro et al.
E. D. Shapiro et al.Legal Definition
licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession
also
: the state of being licensed
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