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Credential vs Diploma - What's the difference?

credential | diploma |

As verbs the difference between credential and diploma

is that credential is to furnish with while diploma is .

As an adjective credential

is of, pertaining to or entitling to credit or authority.

As a noun credential

is documentary evidence that a person has certain status or privileges.

credential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, pertaining to or entitling to credit or authority
  • * Camden
    • their credential letters on both sides

    Noun

    (wikipedia credential) (en noun)
  • documentary evidence that a person has certain status or privileges

    • Verb

  • to furnish with
  • * {{quote-book, 1997, Paul Thomas Hill et al., Reinventing Public Education citation
    • , passage=School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 7, author=By Patrick Walters, title=Rudd orders worldwide push for UN seat, work=Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=The newly credentialled ambassador to the Holy See is already in the PM's good books.}}

    See also

    * (Credentialing)

    Anagrams

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    diploma

    English

    (wikipedia diploma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

    • Related terms

    * diplomacy * diplomat * diplomatic

    External links

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