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credentialism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kɹəˈdɛn.ʃə.lɪ.zəm/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English credential Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English credentialism From credential + -ism.

Meanings

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

Relateds

sheepskin effect · paper ceiling · credential inflation

Translations (9)

fr inflation des diplômes (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · cmn 文憑主義 /文凭主义 (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · cmn 升學主義 /升学主义 (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · fr inflation scolaire (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · es credencialismo (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · fr crédentialisme (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · es titulitis (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · fi kredentialismi (emphasis on the importance of qualifications) · cmn 資格主義 /资格主义 (emphasis on the importance of qualifications)