eligibility
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el·i·gi·ble
(ĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
1. Qualified or entitled to be chosen: eligible to run for office; eligible for retirement.
2. Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage: an eligible bachelor.
3. Football Allowed under the rules to catch a forward pass.
n.
A person who is eligible.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ēligibilis, from Latin ēligere, to select; see elect.]
el′i·gi·bil′i·ty n.
el′i·gi·bly adv.
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| Noun | 1. | eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" qualification, making - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" insurability - the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company) marriageability - eligibility for marriage ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible |
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eligibility
nounThe quality or state of being eligible:
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Translations
اهلِيَّه للإنْتِخاب
kvalificeringvalgbarhed
választhatóság
hæfni; òaî aî koma til greina; kjörgengi
elverişlilikseçilebilmeuygunluk
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
eligibility
[ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪti] n (for membership, job) → admissibilité f; (for benefits) → droit meligibility for sth [+ membership, job] → admissibilité à qch; [+ benefits] → droit à qch
eligibility to do sth → droit de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
eligibility
n
→ Berechtigung f; because of his undoubted eligibility for the post → da er für die Stelle zweifelsohne infrage kommt/kam
→ Wählbarkeit f
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eligible
(ˈelidʒəbl) adjective1. suitable or worthy to be chosen. the most eligible candidate.
2. qualified or entitled. Is he eligible to join the national team?
ˌeligiˈbility nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.