Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
accredited [uh-kred-i-tid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- provided with official credentials, as by a government: an accredited diplomatic representative.
- accepted as authoritative: an accredited theory.
Origin of accredited First recorded in 1625–35; accredit + -ed2 Related formsnon·ac·cred·it·ed, adjectiveun·ac·cred·it·ed, adjectivewell-ac·cred·it·ed, adjective Examples from the Web for unaccredited Contemporary Examples of unaccredited
At an unaccredited college in Utah that was founded by acolytes of right-wing conspiracy-theorist crackpot Cleon Skousen.
Various Bits of Romney-Ryan Bashing All Rolled Into One Post!
Michael Tomasky
October 11, 2012
Historical Examples of unaccredited
Jonson, unknown and unaccredited, had offered a play to the theatre.
A Day with William Shakespeare
Maurice Clare
The worst of it is, I am the only unaccredited member of the household!
Mary Roberts Rinehart
His unaccredited presence and officiousness in the capital of the Doges were made to appear both offensive and ridiculous.
Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
To remain inactive as an envoy was bad enough; to stay on unaccredited seemed impossible.
Allen Johnson
Or rather, perhaps, some inward, unaccredited guardian signalled to him of danger.
Charles G. D. Roberts
Word Origin and History for unaccredited accredited adj.
“furnished with credentials,” 1630s, past participle adjective from accredit (v.).