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Definition of credentials noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

credentials

noun
 
/krəˈdenʃlz/
 
/krəˈdenʃlz/
[plural]
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  1. credentials (as/for something) the qualities, training or experience that make you suitable to do something
    • She has impeccable credentials as a researcher.
    • He has all the credentials for the job.
    • She will first have to establish her leadership credentials.
    Extra Examples
    • City established their championship credentials with a 6–0 win.
    • First, he had to establish his credentials as a researcher.
    • He has perfect credentials to make an officer.
    • Rush questioned his credentials to lead the group.
    • She always had the right credentials to make it in the world of country music.
    • She had excellent credentials for the job.
    • They had already established their credentials as architects with office buildings.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • good
    • impeccable
    verb + credentials
    • have
    • earn
    • establish
    preposition
    • credentials  as
    • credentials  for
    See full entry
  2. documents such as letters that prove that you are who you claim to be, and can therefore be trusted
    • to examine somebody’s credentials
    Extra Examples
    • Check the credentials of any unknown caller.
    • The ambassador presented his diplomatic credentials.
    • Nearly 200 reporters applied for press credentials to cover the case.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • media
    • press
    verb + credentials
    • present
    • check
    • examine
    See full entry
See credentials in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee credentials in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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