Noun
A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue. Edith Wharton
You know what GED stands for? Good Enough Diploma. Chris Rock
Anyway, that's what life is, just one learning experience after another, and when you're through with all the learning experiences you graduate and what you get for a diploma is, you die. Frederik Pohl
There's no diploma in the world that declares you as an artist. It's not like becoming a doctor or something. You can declare yourself an artist and then figure out how to be an artist. Kara Walker
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. Ed Koch
Before I got Doctor Who, I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I went back to take the final grade exam, which is the grade you have to take before you can take the teacher's diploma. Sarah Sutton