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credentialism

US/kɹəˈdɛn.ʃə.lɪ.zəm/

credentialism noun: excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.

Noun

credentialism (uncountable)

  1. Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.

credentialism meaning in Bengali

credentialism in Bengali

শিক্ষাগত, একাডেমিক, আইনি

Origin of credentialism

From credential + -ism.

Questions about credentialism

What does credentialism mean?
Credentialism means excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
What is credentialism in Bengali?
Credentialism in Bengali is শিক্ষাগত, একাডেমিক, আইনি. See Credentialism meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is credentialism?
Credentialism is a noun.
How do you pronounce credentialism?
Credentialism is pronounced /kɹəˈdɛn.ʃə.lɪ.zəm/ (US).

Words near credentialism in the dictionary

  1. credentialing
  2. credentialise
  3. credentialised
  4. credentialises
  5. credentialising
  6. credentialism
  7. credentialist
  8. credentialistic
  9. credentialists
  10. credentialization
  11. credentialize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: credentialism (page history and authors); credentialism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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