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Synonyms for eligibility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : el-i-juh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl



Définition of eligibility

Origin :
  • 1640s, see eligible + -ity.
  • noun fitness
Example sentences :
  • Office Holding: Eligibility to office is limited by the constitution to electors.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • So our lines of eligibility get more and more narrowly drawn.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin
  • Were I her father, Brook should prove his eligibility to propose for her, or else give her up.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • You assert the decree of eligibility was not made by Frederick.
  • Extract from : « The Princess Dehra » by John Reed Scott
  • Her eligibility was suggested to the late friend of Persia's shah.
  • Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
  • Cf. the preamble and the eligibility provision for the governorship.
  • Extract from : « A Source Book in American History to 1787 » by Various
  • And, because it regards them as a source of profit, it decrees the eligibility of citizens.
  • Extract from : « What is Property? » by P. J. Proudhon
  • Its probability and its eligibility have really so equalled each other!
  • Extract from : « Emma » by Jane Austen
  • So he determines the conditions of eligibility, and the form of election.
  • Extract from : « St. Peter, His Name and His Office » by Thomas W. Allies
  • You may relieve your mind of misgivings as to your eligibility.
  • Extract from : « The Young Pitcher » by Zane Grey

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