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accreditation mill

accreditation mill noun: an organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without the proper government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor.

Noun

accreditation mill (plural accreditation mills)

  1. (derogatory) An organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without the proper government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor.

Forms of accreditation mill

pluralaccreditation mills

Questions about accreditation mill

What does accreditation mill mean?
Accreditation mill means an organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without the proper government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor.
What part of speech is accreditation mill?
Accreditation mill is a noun.
What is the plural of accreditation mill?
The plural of accreditation mill is accreditation mills.

Words near accreditation mill in the dictionary

  1. accreditate
  2. accreditated
  3. accreditates
  4. accreditating
  5. accreditation
  6. accreditation mill
  7. accreditation mills
  8. accreditational
  9. accreditations
  10. accredited
  11. accredited with

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