Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ability to do something well or efficiently.
- noun A range of skill or ability.
- noun A specific ability or skill.
- noun Law The quality or condition of being legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
- noun Microbiology The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.
- noun Medicine The ability to respond immunologically to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic agents.
- noun Linguistics The knowledge that enables one to speak and understand a language.
- noun Sufficient means for a comfortable existence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In physical geography, the ability of a stream to transport the amount of land waste that is brought into it.
- noun The state of being competent; fitness; suitableness; adequateness: as, there is no doubt of his competence for the task.
- noun Adequate authority or qualification; range of capacity or ability; the sphere of action or judgment within which one is competent.
- noun In the law of evidence: Legal capacity or fitness to be heard in court, as distinguished from credibility or sufficiency, because the question whether the evidence shall be heard is usually determined before considering its weight.
- noun Legal right or authority; power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause: as, the competency of a judge or court to examine and decide.
- noun Sufficiency; such a quantity as is sufficient; especially, property, means of subsistence, or income sufficient to furnish the necessaries and conveniences of life, without superfluity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
- noun Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
- noun Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness.
- noun Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The quality or state of being
competent , i.e.able orsuitable for a general role. - noun countable The quality or state of being
able orsuitable for a particular task; the quality or state of beingcompetent for a particular task. - noun A
sustainable income . - noun countable In
law , thelegal authority to deal with a matter.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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Examples
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Firstly, David Griffiths of University of Bolton talked about conflicting definitions of the term competence in formal learning and lifelong learning context.
Archive 2007-12-01 isobel 2007
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Firstly, David Griffiths of University of Bolton talked about conflicting definitions of the term competence in formal learning and lifelong learning context.
Online Educa Berlin 2007: Day 1, More paralell sessions Anoush 2007
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In one of these he said: I have always, as you know looked forward to the ministry, and to such a kind of ministry as you have in America, where a man, for the most part, speaks to cultivated, instructed people, living in a healthy state of society, where a competence is the rule, and where there is a practical equality.
Oldtown Folks 1869
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Recovering a reputation for economic competence is key.
Ed Miliband: You thought fighting your brother was tough. That was the easy bit Andrew Rawnsley 2010
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I think that people are setting the bar so low in politics that basic competence is being touted as amazing … .. he left the country marginally better than he took it … .. not much more.
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Whether we have the qualifications and relevant information to judge that competence is another matter.
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Amelie, competence is definitely the most important characterstic of a doctor!
Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009
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I think that people are setting the bar so low in politics that basic competence is being touted as amazing … .. he left the country marginally better than he took it … .. not much more.
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OF COURSE the union opposes bonuses for the best teachers – the purpose of unions is to remove competence from the equation.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Compensation Philosophy that is Coming Soon to Doctors 2009
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Chris launched them, but the charm of Billie and David's competence is what kept the show alive after Chris left.
And so it begins...A Torchwood CoE Press Review rabid1st 2009
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