accredited

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of accredit

comparative more accredited · superlative most accredited

1. Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.

   The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.

   1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 98

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   The task was more to Appleby's liking than the one he had anticipated, and it was necessary, since the smaller merchants in Cuba and also in parts of Peninsular Spain have no great confidence in bankers, and prefer a packet of golden onzas or a bag of pesetas to the best accredited cheque.

   1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 31, in The Dust of Conflict

   Can we use an accredited agent, or perhaps for a night-time incident it would be better to deploy in daylight hours, for example?

   2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 29

   Synonyms: commissioned, licensed