Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

credentials

 noun
     
cre‧den‧tials [plural]
1 someone's education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something
credentials for/as
She had excellent credentials for the job.
There are doubts over his credentials as a future Prime Minister.
He spent the first part of the interview trying to establish his credentials as a financial expert.
Her academic credentials include an MA and a PhD.
2 a letter or other document which proves your good character or your right to have a particular position:
The commissioner presented his credentials to the State Department.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary