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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
資格の認定を受けるために試験を受けた。
I took an exam to receive certification.
世界遺産に認定された場所を訪れた。
I visited a place that was certified as a World Heritage Site.
認定基準が今年から変更された。
The certification criteria were changed starting this year.