Meaning of Competence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
   uncountable
2. The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
   countable
3. The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.
   countable, uncountable
4. A sustainable income.
   countable, dated, uncountable
5. the legal authority to deal with a matter.
   countable
6. The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Teachers are now required to teach⟳ intercultural communicative competence.”

“Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense⟳, / Lie⟳ in three words — health, peace, and competence.”

““money can only give⟳ happiness where there is nothing else to give⟳ it. Beyond a competence, it can afford⟳ no real satisfaction, as far as mere self is concerned.””

“A few years ago there lived in a city on the Mississippi a happy family, consisting of a husband, wife, and two children. They were in comfortable circumstances—he able to earn⟳ a competence—kind, affable, affectionate, […]”

“The bill was denied royal assent because the Scottish Parliament does not have⟳ legislative competence on the bill's matter⟳.”

“K C Wheare's definition of federalism requires that two governments be independent and co-ordinate within their own⟳ spheres, generally set⟳ out by the division of competences codified in a constitution, which is supreme.”

“Also, the Constitutional Court has tried to reduce⟳ impunity in cases of human rights abuses by narrowly interpreting the legal competence of military justice to investigate⟳ military and police officers.”

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