What's the difference between credential and credible?

Credential


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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
  • (2) Cameron famously broke with the past, and highlighted his green credentials, by posing with huskies on a visit to Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic in 2006.
  • (3) Malema has distorted his leftwing credentials with outrageous behaviour.
  • (4) It starts and ends in Vidigal and includes a hike up the mountain Tavares Bastos Jazz night at Maze pousada in Tavares Bastos Vidigal is not the only favela with nightlife credentials.
  • (5) The Tea Party movement has turned climate denial into a litmus test of conservative credentials – and that has made climate change one of the most sharp divisions between Obama and Romney.
  • (6) But the continuing threats to environmental activists represent a major blot on its environment credentials.
  • (7) A small number of hospitals are looking at physicians' economic practice patterns in a credentialing context.
  • (8) As we walk away from the restaurant, he looks up an interview (with himself) on his iPhone and announces his musical credentials: "Yup, two Radiohead songs in both 'Clueless' and 'Romeo and Juliet', back when all anybody knew was 'Creep'.
  • (9) Already in 2014, Proofpoint found a 650% increase in social media spam compared to 2013, and 99% of malicious URLs in inappropriate content led to malware installation or credential phishing sites,” explains the company.
  • (10) Green groups condemn Glencore involvement in Garden Bridge project Read more Meanwhile, disquiet over the bridge’s environmental credentials is gathering momentum.
  • (11) And yet for all his anti-establishment credentials, Mr Galloway is as practised as any of his New Labour enemies at squirming away from awkward questions.
  • (12) He scrutinizes the credentials of these candidates and discusses the problem of using autoantibodies to identify causative antigens in a T-cell-mediated disease.
  • (13) His credentials are second to none and I’m positive the club will thrive under his leadership over the coming years.
  • (14) The only difference is that they now must pass the same job-related credentialing examination that American-trained technologists must pass in order to receive the ARRT certificate.
  • (15) This demonetisation step reinforces Modi’s reformist and anti-corruption credentials and raises the prospect of higher long term growth potential,” they wrote in a note to clients.
  • (16) Physicians, other health professionals, and medical scientists have the knowledge and credentials to be these individuals.
  • (17) However, it is early days for Pochettino’s side and Tottenham’s credentials will be fully tested by Liverpool, whose 5-0 victory at White Hart Lane last season led to André Villas-Boas losing his job.
  • (18) She earned her acting credentials playing female characters in a host of hit films and television dramas.
  • (19) Hume, whose grantmaking credentials include leading a £500m cancer and palliative care grant programme for the Big Lottery Fund, refutes the notion that hospices will lose out.
  • (20) The sale should be stopped unless the bank’s special status is protected.” Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace, added: “A Green Investment Bank that is privatised needs to have its green credentials written in stone.

Credible


Definition:

  • (a.) Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Power urges the security council to "take the kind of credible, binding action warranted."
  • (2) The remain side have already targeted Johnson’s credibility in attacks that the Brexiters believe were orchestrated by Downing Street.
  • (3) Nevertheless, Richard Bacon MP, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, who has tirelessly tracked failings in NHS IT, said last night: "I think the chances that Lorenzo will be turned into a credible and popular product are vanishingly small.
  • (4) Father Vincent Twomey said that given the damage done by Smyth and the repercussions of his actions, "one way or another the cardinal has unfortunately lost his moral credibility".
  • (5) But over-promising has left him in a worse position with all three than he was in before, and with his credibility in tatters.
  • (6) Nevertheless, the historic poll is being touted by foreign governments as the first credible election in half a century.
  • (7) There are no credible reports of ethnic Russians facing threats in Ukraine.
  • (8) "The allegations were both serious and credible; the prosecutor should have recognised this and sought to build a prosecution … had police and prosecutors taken a different approach a prosecution might have been possible."
  • (9) And an increasing number of critics say that no nuclear weapon would be a credible deterrent in any counter-terrorist operation British forces will be engaged in for the foreseeable future.
  • (10) And despite the initial scepticism, now completely gone says Henry, DCA's transparency and accountability systems and mechanisms are now "some of the most convincing tools to fundraising, credibility and brand recognition" and is used by face-to-face fundraisers, volunteers and PR to promote the organisation.
  • (11) Providing an upfront, unconditional component to debt relief is critical to provide a strong and credible signal to markets about the commitment of official creditors to ensuring debt sustainability, which in itself could contribute to lowering market financing costs.
  • (12) The actor and his fee have become the news story, and there's no credible reason to believe that Downey is a HTC fan.
  • (13) Conservatives are driving the reform debate in Europe and only David Cameron has a credible plan to deliver real change.
  • (14) In 2008, the same policy was rejected when it was found to have no credible evidence ...
  • (15) However, a no show from the leader of the Commonwealth's biggest member would be a huge blow to the credibility of the organisation.
  • (16) Their credibility will be destroyed,” predicts one former Labour cabinet minister.
  • (17) The New Economics Foundation guessed that it could be anywhere between 3.4 and 8.3p ; 8.3 pence was so far beyond what anyone else forecast that I treated it as scarcely credible.
  • (18) The most basic mark of credibility for a Democratic campaign is whether it has bought access to the voter file as administered through NGP VAN , the Democratic party’s quasi-official vendor for voting information.
  • (19) In order to maintain his credibility rating, an aide added that the chancellor had not seen the programmes in which the allegedly racist remarks were made, though he has watched Big Brother in the past.
  • (20) But you know, my view is that … if you have both a credible threat of force, combined with a rigorous diplomatic effort, that, in fact you can strike a deal."