ac ‧ cred ‧ it ‧ ed /əˈkredətəd, əˈkredɪtəd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: accréditer , from crédit ; ⇨ ↑ credit 1 ]
1 . having official approval to do something, especially because of having reached an acceptable standard:
an accredited counsellor
an accredited language school
2 . if a government official is accredited to another country, they are sent to that country to officially represent their government there:
the UK accredited representative
—accredit verb [transitive]
—accreditation /əˌkredəˈteɪʃ ə n, əˌkredɪˈteɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]