certification.

Formal confirmation that a person, product or process satisfies specified requirements or qualifications.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• professional certification
• independent certification

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The position required professional certification as well as supervised experience.

Independent certification checked the process against a defined standard rather than endorsing every business claim.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural certifications for distinct instances or kinds where appropriate. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, comparison, evaluation. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.