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"CERTIFICATES" is a plural of: certificate. |
Date "CERTIFICATES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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Agriculture | Legal instruments, entitling a qualified bearer to a specific dollar value of USDA surplus commodities. Payment-in-kind (PIK) "certs" either can specify the types of commodities or be generic. Certificates were heavily used during the 1980s as a means of meeting financial obligations and simultaneously disposing of CCC-owned commodities. (commodity). (references) |
Transportation | Certificates issued by or on behalf of a Member State in accordance with the Conventions as well as certificates issued for chemical tankers and gas carriers built before 1 July 1986, in accordance with the Bulk Chemical Code [IMO Resolution A. 212(VII)] or the Bulk Gas Carrier Code [IMO Resolution A. 328(IX)]. Source: European Union. (references) |
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 | Nigerian children holding vaccination certificates. Credit: CDC. |  | Composite photograph consisting of two photographs of Jack Ruby's certificates of accomplishment from the Army Air Forces; one group portrait of Jack Ruby (l) and others; and one photograph of a letter, probably from a child, following Mr. Ruby's assassin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A suggestion box serves as idea headquarters at the Link Aviation Devices plant, Binghamton, New York. The war production drive headquarters offers national certificates and citations for ideas of outstanding value to the war effort and recommends that pl. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | We sell $10 Liberty Loan certificates [...] Liberty Bonds - do your part to end the war!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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US Constitution | 1791 | The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2019 | The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; -- The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The said certificates shall be registered, and upon notice to the Commission, may be transferred by endorsement. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | But, nevertheless, I saved his life at the risk of my own, and I have my pockets full of certificates. |
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Health | Alzheimer's disease is not reported on death certificates, so estimates of prevalence (how many people have a disease at any one time) are based on surveys in different communities, and their findings vary. Most surveys have found the percentage of people age 85 and older who have any kind of dementia, including Alzheimer's, to be in the range of 25 to 35 percent. (references) | |
Business | The plastic processing machines require B certificates. (references) | |
ELOT also accepts appraisal certificates issued by EU recognized agencies. (references) | ||
ELOT accepts appraisal certificates issued by one of the EU recognized agencies. (references) | ||
Children | Bolivia | Many children, particularly from rural areas, lack the birth certificates and identity documents they need to secure social benefits and protection. (references) |
Jordan | Activists reported that the GID sometimes withholds these certificates from deserving students due to a family member's allegedly problematic record. (references) | |
Ethiopia | If young boys are found be under the age of 18, they are prohibited from doing military service; however, in rural areas children often do not have birth certificates. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | France | In 2000 the Government received 38,777 requests for asylum and issued 5,185 refugee certificates (a document issued to successful asylum applicants). (references) |
Israel and the occupied territories | Members of unrecognized religious groups (particularly evangelical Christians), at times face problems obtaining marriage certificates or burial services. (references) | |
Peru | Despite government and NGO efforts, many internally displaced persons (IDP's) lack basic documentation, such as birth certificates and voter registration cards. (references) | |
Economic History | Cote D'ivoire | No share certificates are issued. (references) |
Kenya | The NSE trading floor still clears actual stock certificates. (references) | |
Mauritius | Firms eligible for EPZ certificates can operate anywhere on the island. (references) | |
Human Rights | Algeria | In 1,600 of the cases, families requested administrative action to obtain death certificates for their missing relatives. (references) |
Paraguay | Cardozo was found to have failed to take steps necessary to ensure that the minors were not enlisted based on falsified birth certificates. (references) | |
Lebanon | In September 2000, 36 inmates in Roumieh prison received certificates of accomplishment following completion of a computer training program. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Philippines | The 1997 Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act, which was intended to implement constitutional provisions to protect indigenous people, established a National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), which is staffed by tribal members empowered to award certificates of title to lands claimed by over 12 million indigenous people in the country. (references) |
Minorities | Dominican Republic | It falls to the discretion of public school principals whether children may attend, when immigrant parents have no identity cards or birth certificates to register children formally. (references) |
Japan | All foreign residents still are required to carry alien registration certificates at all times, but the revised law reduces the penalties imposed on those found without documentation. (references) | |
Political Economy | RUSSIA | Russian regulatory bodies also generally refuse to accept foreign testing centers' data or certificates. (references) |
EGYPT | Child workers are also required to obtain medical certificates and work permits before they are employed. (references) | |
COSTA RICA | This requirement has proven difficult to meet by importers because such certificates are not always available. (references) | |
Political Rights | Czech Republic | Some private employers also have required applicants to produce lustration certificates proving noncollaboration. (references) |
Senegal | The 2000 electoral process was marked by minor irregularities such as the illegal issuance of birth certificates to Socialist party supporters in Keur Madiabel by a judge in the district court in Kaolack. (references) | |
Swaziland | However, the decision to open polling stations for further voting a week after the election because of torrential rains led to irregularities, including persons being found with multiple copies of registration certificates. (references) | |
Trade | Bulgaria | Foreign certificates may or may not be considered adequate. (references) |
Chad | ISO 9000, and SGS. Inspection Certificates are not required. (references) | |
Lebanon | Several businesses in Lebanon have received ISO certificates. (references) | |
Travel | Japan | Immunization and health certificates are not required. (references) |
Thailand | FAMILY REUNION (requiring marriage or birth certificates). (references) | |
Chad | Copies of all diplomas and certificates of professional studies are also required. (references) | |
Women | Morocco | Medical certificates are not sufficient. (references) |
Brazil | A 1995 law prohibits employers from requiring applicants or employees to take pregnancy tests or present sterilization certificates. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Venezuela | An underdeveloped legal framework, corruption among immigration authorities, and the ease with which fraudulent Venezuelan passports, identity cards, and birth certificates are obtained create favorable conditions for trafficking. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In the present mode of proceeding the attestations and certificates of the judicial officers of the various States from a considerable portion of the checks which are interposed against the commission of frauds. |
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| "CERTIFICATES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.56% of the time. "CERTIFICATES" is used about 765 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.56% | 754 | 9,061 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 1.04% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.39% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 765 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CERTIFICATES": Birth Certificates ♦ Death Certificates. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "CERTIFICATES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | certifikater, anpartsbeviser. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | certificaten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | certificats. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Bescheinigungen (certifications), bescheinigt (attested, certified, certifies), Atteste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πιστοποιητικά (credentials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | certificati. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 證券 (bond, security), 証券 (bonds, securities). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうけ" (bond, bonds, commercial rights, commercial supremacy, pure silk, securities, security). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ertificatescay certificados. (various references) certificados. (various references) erkännande av examens-,utbildnings-och andra behörighetsbevis (certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications, recognition of diplomas). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CERTIFICATES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: certifacates, certifcate, certifecate, certifficate, Certificado, certificat, certificats, certificuts. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CERTIFICATES" (pronounced serti"fikuts) |
| 5 | -i k u t s | affricates. |
| 4 | -k u t s | advocates, baskets, biscuits, blankets, brackets, buckets, caskets, circuits, crickets, dockets, gaskets, hypermarkets, jackets, junkets, markets, microcircuits, packets, pickets, pickpockets, pockets, rackets, racquets, rickets, rockets, silicates, sockets, supermarkets, thickets, tickets, trinkets, wastebaskets, wickets. |
| 3 | -u t s | affidavits, affiliates, agates, aggregates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, berets, bigots, billets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, branchlets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, climates, closets, comets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, culprits, deficits, degenerates, demerits, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, ergots, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, frigates, gadgets, garrets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, interprets, intimates, invertebrates, islets, jesuits, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, legates, limits, limpets, maggots, magnets, merits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, piglets, pilots, pirates, planets, platelets, plaudits, plummets, poets, portraits, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, requisites, revisits, riots, rivets, russets, secrets, sextuplets, snippets, solicits, spigots, spirits, starlets, summits, surrogates, tablets, targets, tenets, toilets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, underestimates, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, whats, widgets, zealots. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-f-i-i-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: certificate. | |
-2 letters: feracities. | |
-3 letters: acetifies, artifices, catteries, certifies, craftiest, feteritas, rectifies, sacrifice, tectrices, testifier, trifectas. | |
-4 letters: accretes, aerifies, ariettes, artifice, artistic, citrates, cristate, ecstatic, feistier, ferities, feterita, fiercest, fieriest, frisette, icterics, iterates, ratifies, scattier, teariest, treaties, treatise, trifecta. | |
-5 letters: accrete, aeriest, afreets, airiest, arctics, ariette, artiest, artiste, ascetic, ascitic, astrict, attires, carices, casette, cattier, catties. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-f-i-i-r-s-t-t" | |
+4 letters: decertifications, electrifications, recertifications. | |
+5 letters: precertifications. | |
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