credential
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credential
- /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).
adjective more credential · most credential
- Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone). their credential letters on both sides
noun credentials
- documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges May I see your credentials, please?
- Evidence of skill or excellence. They deserved their half-time lead and looked fully in control until Brazil made changes at the break and began to show their credentials in attack.
verb credentials · credentialing · credentialling · credentialed · credentialled
- to furnish with credentials School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to authority
| Español | credencial |
|---|---|
| Português | credencial |
noun document of authority
| Español | credencial |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 証明書 shoumeisho |
| 中文 | 证书 zhèngshū |
| Português | credencial |
| Français | accréditation |
| Deutsch | Berechtigungsnachweis, Zugangsdaten, Beglaubigungsschreiben |
| Ελληνικά | διαπιστευτήριο diapisteftírio, πιστοποιητικό pistopoiitikó |
| Русский | манда́т mandát, удостовере́ние ли́чности udostoverénije líčnosti |
| Tiếng Việt | giấy chứng nhận |
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title = {credential},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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