Credential
[krɪ'denʃ(ə)l] or [krə'dɛnʃl]
Definition
(a.) Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.
(n.) That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
(n.) Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate.
Checker: Paulette
Examples
- This offer to corrupt us, sir, is with me your credential, and convinces me that you are not a private volunteer in your application. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- After a short interval envoys from China and Kao-chang were admitted and presented their despatches and credentials, which the Khan perused. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I received orders to pass them through my lines to Columbus as they presented themselves with proper credentials. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Frenchman produced his credentials, and declared me to be responsible for the ruin of a poor man, who had trusted in my honour. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- To the gateman EVERY ONE was persona non grata without proper credentials, and Edison had to wait outside until he could get some one to identify him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- My credentials, entries, and memoranda, are all comprehended in the one line, 'Recalled to Life;' which may mean anything. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- On this hint, Mr Plornish retired to communicate with his Principal, and presently came back with the required credentials. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Checker: Nanette