credentialism

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credentialism

/kɹəˈdɛn.ʃə.lɪ.zəm/ US

noun

uncountable Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.

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noun emphasis on the importance of qualifications

Español	credencialismo, titulitis
中文	升學主義 /升学主义 shēngxuézhǔyì, 資格主義 /资格主义 zīgézhǔyì, 文憑主義 /文凭主义 wénpíngzhǔyì
Français	inflation des diplômes, inflation scolaire, crédentialisme

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@misc{credentialism_2026,
  title = {credentialism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/credentialism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}