licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlī-sᵊn-shər 
-ˌshu̇r
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The accreditation, according to a district press release, allows BHS students who are pursuing their Associate of Arts Degree to qualify for financial aid, transfer credits, and obtain professional licensure in their field of study, all while remaining on campus at the high school.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
On average, an architect’s compensation is lower than commonly assumed, especially considering the extensive time and expense required for education and licensure, currently averaging more than 13 years to become an architect.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
The company also has 22 pharmacy locations with national nursing coverage and pharmacy licensure in all 50 states.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The licensure requirements are unconstitutionally discriminatory and interfere with or delay patients’ right to reproductive freedom, the providers say in their filing.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
On average, an architect’s compensation is lower than commonly assumed, especially considering the extensive time and expense required for education and licensure, currently averaging more than 13 years to become an architect.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
The company also has 22 pharmacy locations with national nursing coverage and pharmacy licensure in all 50 states.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The licensure requirements are unconstitutionally discriminatory and interfere with or delay patients’ right to reproductive freedom, the providers say in their filing.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for licensure
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licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
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: approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in the practice of medicine
the licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy—E. D. Shapiro et al.
E. D. Shapiro et al.Legal Definition
licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession
also
: the state of being licensed
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