accredit + person + to + organisation
Officially assigning someone
Use to for official attachment to a place, organisation, or event.
The journalist was accredited to the United Nations
accredit by, to, with, in or as?
Accredit is commonly used with to and as. Other prepositions may appear in separate meanings or passive structures.
Quick answer
How to use accredit with prepositions
Use accredit someone to an organisation or place when officially assigning them. Use accredit something or someone as when recognising a status. In passive clauses, by names the accrediting body. With and in are not standard complements after accredit.
She was accredited to the embassy
The laboratory was accredited as a testing centre
The programme was accredited by an international agency
The laboratory was accredited as a testing centre
The programme was accredited by an international agency
Choose the pattern by meaning
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
accredit + noun + as + role
Recognising status or qualification
Use as when recognising someone or something in a particular role or category.
The college was accredited as a medical training institution
be accredited by + authority
Naming the accrediting body
In passive structures, by introduces the authority giving accreditation.
The course is accredited by the national board
See the difference in context
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Construction
Example
Meaning
accredit to
Several reporters were accredited to the conference.
Standard for official assignment or attachment.
accredit as
The lab was accredited as a research facility.
Standard for recognised status.
accredit by
The lab was accredited by the ministry.
By introduces the accrediting authority in passive voice.
accredit with
They accredited the school with advanced status.
Possible in limited contexts meaning grant or credit with a quality, but less common for formal accreditation.
accredit in
The agency accredited the school in science.
In usually introduces a field separately, not a core complement selected by accredit.
Common mistakes
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Using with instead of as for recognised status
As is the usual choice for official recognition categories.
✕ The institute was accredited with a training centre status. ✓ The institute was accredited as a training centre.Using in as the main complement
In normally refers to a field, not the accreditation relationship itself.
✕ She was accredited in the embassy. ✓ She was accredited to the embassy.Quick practice
Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
1. The observer was accredited ___ the committee.
2. The clinic was accredited ___ a teaching hospital.
3. The programme was accredited ___ the national authority.
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Frequently asked questions
What does accredit to mean?
It means officially assign someone to an organisation, place, or event.
When do we use accredit as?
Use it when officially recognising a role, category, or status.
Is accredit with common?
It exists in some contexts, but formal accreditation more commonly uses to, as, or by.
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