Bill Keller

If a candidate for president said he believed that space aliens dwell among us, would that affect your willingness to vote for him? Personally, I might not disqualify him out of hand; one out of three Americans believe we have had Visitors and, hey, who knows? But I would certainly want to ask a few questions.

American Editor

Jenny Zhang

Mothers have always held such symbolic weight in determining a person's worth. Your mother tongue, your motherland, your mother's values - these things can qualify or disqualify you from attaining myriad American dreams: love, fluency, citizenship, legitimacy, acceptance, success, freedom.

Chinese Actress

Charles Murray

White supremacist? Let's see: if you have a guy who was married for 13 years to an Asian woman and who has two lovely Asian daughters, wouldn't that disqualify him from membership in the white supremacist club?

American Scientist

Ana Kasparian

It's sobering to realize that there's a huge chunk of the U.S. voting population that doesn't think of sexual assault as something horrendous enough to disqualify a presidential candidate.

American Educator

Toby Young

The fact that I'm a Tory who hasn't worked at a university - at least, not since I taught at Cambridge in 1990 - doesn't disqualify me from serving on the board of the OfS.

British Journalist

Gabrielle Reece

I think sometimes when I go to make a move on something, people try to disqualify any talent that I have or any hard work that I've done.

Athlete

Gary Johnson

With regard to Trump, he's saying some things that I just think are ridiculous and would disqualify any other candidate.

American Politician

Used when an athlete or team is removed from a competition for cheating or failing to abide by the rules.

Sports Fairness

'Disqualify' in games implies someone did something unacceptable, is removed from play, and often loses a chance to win.

Cheating Consequences

Focuses on the suitability of participants according to established criteria or rules.

Eligibility Requirement

Describes a scenario where skills or qualifications fall below necessary standards.

Unfit for Role

The action takes place due to not meeting performance metrics or expectations.

Performance-Based

Specifically refers to legal rights taken away because of a law or rule violation.

Legal Repercussions

Means someone is legally barred from a privilege or position due to their actions or history.

Right Denial

 Government benefit programs have helped you cover rent, utilities, and food, but you're barely getting by. Finally, you hear back about a job application. You receive your first paycheck in months, and things seem to be turning around. But there’s a catch. Your new job pays just enough to disqualify you from the benefit programs,

Why is it so hard to...

 which is so anathema to a good argument, was important to me. It took emotion outside the courtroom to get me back in. When I read Coulter's words, I was angry. I rebel against the idea that being a first-generation American would disqualify me.

How to win an argument...

 And archaeology tells the story of the underdogs, of the other 99%. The best way to really verify or disqualify a historical account is to look for the facts on the ground. Sometimes it jives with the history books and sometimes it doesn't.