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Certification   /sˌərtəfəkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Certification

noun
1.
The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on.  Synonym: enfranchisement.  Antonym: disenfranchisement.
2.
Confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence.  Synonyms: corroboration, documentation.
3.
A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts.  Synonyms: certificate, credential, credentials.
4.
Validating the authenticity of something or someone.  Synonym: authentication.






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"Certification" Quotes from Famous Books



... countermeasures for strategic national stockpile. Sec. 522. Model standards and guidelines for critical infrastructure workers. Sec. 523. Guidance and recommendations. 1 Sec. 524. Voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program. 1 ...
— Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Updated Through October 14, 2008 • Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

... he hailed, smiling genially at the 'phone. "Well, sorry to have troubled you, I'm sure. Oh, yes, yes; I know Wiley is all right; he's good with us for twenty thousand more. No, never mind the certification; we may let the matter drop. ...
— Shadow Mountain • Dane Coolidge

... ineffective. Most sensible folks are disinclined to treat Gimpy's delusions of grandeur seriously despite the truth of the cliche that states that a one-to-one correspondence does indeed exist between the perception of smoke and the existence of pyrotic activity. Nora Taylor would add some certification to the rumor. One thing simply had to be: There must be no mistake about placing information in Lieutenant Delancey's hands so as to create the other jaw of the pincers that I was going to be forced to close ...
— The Big Fix • George Oliver Smith

... the production of exclusively healthy children. The eugenist demands fit children. If society can ensure fit children, as a consequence of any marriage system which may or may not include medical certification, the eugenic aim is fully met. At the present time the giving of a marriage certificate, which is really a permit to marry, would seem to be the most practical way promptly to accomplish the eugenic purpose. We should promptly question the honor of any prospective husband disposed ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague, M.D.



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