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credentials
Universal Words
noun [pl.]
1 ~ (as / for sth) the qualities, training or experience that make you suitable to do sth:
She has impeccable credentials as a researcher. * He has all the credentials for the job. * She will first have to establish her leadership credentials.
2 documents such as letters that prove that you are who you claim to be, and can therefore be trusted:
to examine sb's credentials