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

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

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

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

Members of the press

1 answer

The phrase that provides the best clue to the meaning of "credentials" as it is used in the sentences is:

the badge issued to her by the newspaper

This phrase directly describes what is meant by "credentials" in the context of needing a specific form of identification to gain access.