Definition of "licensure" []

• The act or an instance of granting a license, usually to practice a profession. (noun)

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• "The first step to licensure is a degree in ENGINEERING from an ABET (the accredidation organization for engineering schools) accredited school."
• "Office of War Information "implicitly threatened to remove licensure from the Polish language radio stations in Detroit and Buffalo if they did not cease broadcasting the details of executions.""
• "Only a very small subset of engineers obtain licensure."