qualification (noun)

  • 21property qualification — noun A qualification (eg for office or voting) depending on possession of a certain amount of property • • • Main Entry: ↑property …

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  • 22genuine occupational qualification — noun An attribute of a person of a particular sex or racial origin which makes them more suited to a particular job, allowing an employer to choose them for the job in preference to someone of another sex or race • • • Main Entry: ↑genuine …

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  • 23property qualification — noun chiefly historical a qualification for office or for the exercise of a right, based on the ownership of property …

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  • 24bona fide occupational qualification — ˌbona fide occuˌpational qualifiˈcation abbreviation BFOQ noun [countable, uncountable] LAW HUMAN RESOURCES a legally acceptable reason for employing someone from a particular group, because no one else can do that job : • If an e …

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  • 25auditors’ qualification — /ˌɔ:dɪtəz ˌkwɒlɪfɪ keɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a form of words in a report from the auditors of a company’s accounts, stating that in their opinion the accounts are not a true reflection of the company’s financial position. Also called qualification of… …

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  • 26period of qualification — /ˌpɪəriəd əv kwɒlɪfɪ keɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the time which has to pass before someone qualifies for something …

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  • 27professional qualification — /prəˌfeʃ(ə)n(ə)l kwɒlɪfɪ keɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a document which shows that someone has successfully finished a course of study which allows him or her to work in one of the professions …

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  • 28weasel word — noun an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion • Hypernyms: ↑reservation, ↑qualification * * * noun Etymology: weasel (I) + word; from the weasel s reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg white… …

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  • 29first degree — noun a degree of one all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree • Hypernyms: ↑degree * * * first degree UK US noun [countable] [singular first degree …

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  • 30diploma — noun 1 certificate; qualification ADJECTIVE ▪ college, high school (in the US), university ▪ engineering, law, medical, etc. VERB + DIPLOMA …

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