plural credentials
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 pluralWhat 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 pluralThe doctor showed us her credentials.
press credentials [=documents which show that a person is a journalist]
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“Credential.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/credential. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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