credential
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plural
credentials
plural
credentials
Britannica Dictionary definition of CREDENTIAL
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a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job
— usually plural
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My experience as a manager is my strongest credential.
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What are your credentials? [=qualifications]
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her impressive academic/professional credentials
2
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a document which shows that a person is qualified to do a particular job
— usually plural
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(US) a teaching credential [=(more commonly) certificate]
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The doctor showed us her credentials.
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press credentials [=documents which show that a person is a journalist]
— credentialed
adjective, US-
a credentialed teacher
