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Credential

Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.

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Commission 76% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Diploma 76% connected

A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary so…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Probate 76% connected

Proof.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Registration 76% connected

The act of registering; registry; enrollment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sheepskin 76% connected

The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Document 76% connected

That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Certificate 92% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Certification 92% connected

The act of certifying.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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