Gallatin, a Swiss-born prodigy with impeccable Republican credentials, dominated the cabinet discussions alongside Madison, the ever-loyal Jefferson disciple who served as secretary of state.
Across the region, from the Baltics to the Balkans, national populists with questionable democratic credentials have proven adept at dominating discourse and even winning elections.
A sportswriter for The Wall Street Journal, Walker decided to use his press credentials to dominate fantasy baseball in 2004.
Publication of the study, in this month's Economic Journal, comes at the end of a week in which the debate about Britain's meritocratic credentials has dominated the headlines.
Gordon Brown has added his heavyweight credentials to the 'No' campaign, warning that a Scotland dominated by the SNP will not necessarily be more progressive than the status quo.
In a field dominated by art historians, Pasternak is also notable for her lack of advanced degrees or museum credentials.
In a campaign that has been dominated by an economic discussion, Mr. Huntsman is seeking to distinguish himself by promoting his foreign policy credentials, including serving two presidents as an ambassador and another in key trade posts.
Modernization is a tricky process in a country dominated by fundamentalism, and in which the royal family derives much of its legitimacy from its religious credentials as the custodians of the great Islamic shrines in Mecca and Medina.
The major themes have been dominated by the game's two biggest names, one recovering from crisis, the other, Tiger Woods, re-establishing his credentials as the greatest force in the game.
Given Mr. Larijani's credentials, he is considered much less likely to face that sort of resistance from the conservative clerics who dominate the council.
