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eligibility

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el·i·gi·ble  (l-j-bl)
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: an eligible receiver.
n.
A person who is eligible.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ligibilis, from Latin ligere, to select; see elect.]

eli·gi·bili·ty n.
eli·gi·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
eligibility [ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nelegibilidad f
eligibility [ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪti] n (for membership, job)admissibilité f; (for benefits)droit m
eligibility for sth [+ membership, job] → admissibilité à qch; [+ benefits] → droit à qch
eligibility to do sth → droit de faire qch
eligibility
n
Berechtigung f; because of his undoubted eligibility for the postda er für die Stelle zweifelsohne infrage kommt/kam
eligibility [ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → idoneità, eleggibilità
eligibility [ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → idoneità, eleggibilità


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This was his plan off amends-- of atonement-- for inheriting their father's estate; and he thought it an excellent one, full of eligibility and suitableness, and excessively generous and disinterested on his own part.
Were the objection to be read by one who had not seen the mode prescribed by the Constitution for the choice of representatives, he could suppose nothing less than that some unreasonable qualification of property was annexed to the right of suffrage; or that the right of eligibility was limited to persons of particular families or fortunes; or at least that the mode prescribed by the State constitutions was in some respect or other, very grossly departed from.
Its probability and its eligibility have really so equalled each other
 
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