Competency Meaning
/ˈkɒm.pə.tən.si/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe ability to perform some task; competence.
nounAn individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations.
Sentence Examples
I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
The board of directors lacked competency.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse demonstrated a high level of ____ in patient care during the emergency.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students must pass an exam to demonstrate their basic linguistic ____.
Word Origin & History
From Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competence.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause."
— 1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:
"What professional competencies do science teachers need?"
— 1961, National Council for Elementary Science (U.S.), Science Education:
"By the year 2000, American students will leave grades four, eight, and twelve having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, history, and geography...."
— 2004, Bill Clinton, My Life:
"The decision was then made to return '91s' and Mk 4s. These are being retained on the Yorkshire routes to keep driver competency in one area, to help with operations."
— 2021 May 19, Richard Clinnick, “Fleet News: LNER to return Class 91s/Mk 4s to East Coast duties”, in Rail, number 931, page 26:
"the next day they returned unsuspected, leaving their confederates to follow, and in the interim, to convay them a competencie of all things they could […]"
— 1612, John Smith, Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia, Kupperman, published 1988, page 178:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse demonstrated a high level of ____ in patient care during the emergency.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students must pass an exam to demonstrate their basic linguistic ____.