Question: Which phrase from the sentences provided below provides the best clue to the meaning of credentials as it is used below?

Question

Members of the press were required to show their credentials before being granted access to the media room. One woman was turned away because she could not find the badge issued to her by the newspaper she worked for.

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Responses

before being granted access to the media room
before being granted access to the media room

Members of the press
Members of the press

the badge issued to her by the newspaper
the badge issued to her by the newspaper

One woman was turned away
One woman was turned away

Answer 1

The phrase that provides the best clue to the meaning of "credentials" is:

the badge issued to her by the newspaper

This suggests that credentials refer to some form of identification or verification needed for access.