cre·den·tial
kri-ˈden(t)-shəl 
: warranting credit or confidence
—used chiefly in the phrase credential letters
1
: something that gives a title to credit or confidence
2
credentials plural
: testimonials or certified documents showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power
a doctor's credentials
3
credentialed also credentialled; credentialing also credentialling
: to furnish with credentials
… to credential adequate academic performance …—
K. Patricia Cross
K. Patricia Crossjournalists who have been credentialed by the Secret Service
Examples of credential in a Sentence
Noun
My experience as a manager is my strongest credential.
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The empowered non-complier is, in other words, usually a millennial — the generation that preceded Gen Z into the workforce, accumulated the credentials, built the professional networks, and then, during the pandemic, quietly moved an hour outside the city.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
There is a reason the NBA won't credential the author of this article, but approves random fanboy bloggers to cover games.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
This comes on the heels of reports of thousands of iPhone thefts in London, with their owners being blackmailed or threatened into giving the thieves their Apple ID credentials, so the thieves can unlock, wipe, and resell the phones.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The empowered non-complier is, in other words, usually a millennial — the generation that preceded Gen Z into the workforce, accumulated the credentials, built the professional networks, and then, during the pandemic, quietly moved an hour outside the city.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Verb
The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
There is a reason the NBA won't credential the author of this article, but approves random fanboy bloggers to cover games.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Credential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credential. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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