cre·den·tial

cre·den·tial
/krıˈdɛnʃəl/ noun, pl -tials [count]
1 : a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job

My experience as a manager is my strongest credential.

— usually plural

What are your credentials? [=qualifications]

her impressive academic/professional credentials

2 : a document which shows that a person is qualified to do a particular job

(US) a teaching credential [=(more commonly) certificate]

— usually plural

The doctor showed us her credentials.

press credentials [=documents which show that a person is a journalist]

credentialed adj, US

a credentialed teacher


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  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • credential — cre·den·tial …   English syllables

  • credentialism — cre·den·tial·ism …   English syllables

  • credential — cre•den•tial [[t]krɪˈdɛn ʃəl[/t]] n. Usu., credentials. 1) evidence of entitlement to rights, privileges, or the like, usu. in written form: No one admitted without credentials[/ex] 2) anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, etc …   From formal English to slang

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • Credential — Cre*den tial (kr[ e]*d[e^]n shal), a. [Cf. It. credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See {Credence}.] Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting. [1913 Webster] Their credential letters on both sides. Camden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Credential — Cre*den tial, n. [Cf. It. credenziale.] 1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

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