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credentials

noun

Meaning

  1. (chiefly in the plural) documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges
  2. To furnish with credentials
  3. Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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