CERTIFICATIONS Synonyms

• the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards)

• the formal act of approving

• a feeling of liking something or someone good

• acceptance as satisfactory

• a message expressing a favorable opinion

• the action of bearing witness

• the evidence by which something is attested

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

• a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

• a contract to hire or lease transportation

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant a charter to

• engage for service under a term of contract

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• information that confirms or verifies

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

• a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism

• a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• authorize officially

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

• the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

• assign under a mandate

• make mandatory

• assign authority to

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

• consent to, give permission; permit

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

• the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• expressing admiration or appreciation

• of or relating to or constituting testimony

• something that serves as evidence

• something given or done as an expression of esteem

• something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

• the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

• the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

• a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

• a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

• formal and explicit approval

• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

• provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

• stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

• a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

• validating the authenticity of something or someone

• a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

• a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

• present someone with a certificate

• authorize by certificate

• confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence