Eligible
/ˈelɪdʒəbl/adjective
Having the right to do or get something.
She is eligible to run for election.
Often appears as...
- eligible for
- eligible to
adjective
Desirable or suitable, especially for marriage.
He is one of the most eligible bachelors in town.
Often appears as...
- eligible bachelor
- eligible for marriage
adjective
Worthy or deserving of something.
Due to his good behavior, he is eligible for parole.
Often appears as...
- eligible for parole
- eligible for award
adjective
Having the right to do or get something.
She is eligible to run for election.
Often appears as...
- eligible for
- eligible to
adjective
Desirable or suitable, especially for marriage.
He is one of the most eligible bachelors in town.
Often appears as...
- eligible bachelor
- eligible for marriage
adjective
Worthy or deserving of something.
Due to his good behavior, he is eligible for parole.
Often appears as...
- eligible for parole
- eligible for award
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Pro Tip 1/3Eligibility Criteria
Understand the specific criteria making someone eligible for a right, benefit, or position.
You must be over 18 to be eligible to vote.
Pro Tip 2/3Conditional Right
'Eligible' often means having a conditional right that depends on meeting certain requirements.
Only eligible members can access the club lounge.
Pro Tip 3/3Opportunity Access
'Eligible' can imply the opportunity to access something exclusive or beneficial.
As a student, you are eligible for discounted fares.
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How does the Nobel Peace...
a valid nomination can come from a member of a national assembly, state government, or an international court. Eligible nominators also include university rectors, professors of the social sciences, history, philosophy, law, and theology, and previous recipients of the Peace Prize. But if you want to know more about who was recently nominated,
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Why is it so hard to...
meaning that only people who fall below a certain income level are eligible for benefits. This policy is designed to ensure aid goes to those who need it most. But it also means people lose access as soon as they earn more than the qualification threshold, regardless of whether or not they're financially stable enough to stay there.
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How often should you get...
that a vaccinated person who catches the flu anyway will have a milder and shorter illness than they would otherwise. Vaccination also helps protect other people in the community who may not be medically eligible for the shot by preventing those around them from carrying the virus.
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How America Fails New...
so I wasn't eligible for unpaid leave. When I took time off to meet my newborn son, I lost my job." These corporate stock photos hide another reality, another layer. Of those who do have access to just that unpaid leave, most women can't afford to take much of it at all.
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Rob Knight: How our...
before they're eligible for this trial. So what would happen if we transplanted some of the stool from a healthy donor, that star down at the bottom, into these patients. Would the good microbes do battle with the bad microbes and help to restore their health?
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The rise and fall of the...
leading to artistic and scientific advancement. The caliph was wealthy and powerful beyond imagination. But there was never a clear line of succession dictating who would become the next caliph. Any male relative of the former caliph was eligible,
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Welcome to the...
States know the whole world the whole world the whole world all energy that's it yeah that sounds eligible that sounds cool yeah a Giga factory when it's complete I'll have the largest footprint of any building in the world counting multiple
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Male Circumcision PIPE...
respecting tradition and prevailing over hardship Tondo has proven himself a man red clay marks his new status he is now eligible for marriage and other rights of adulthood he has earned his place in
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My plan to help refugees...
this is more than any university to date every refugee who scores a his high school diploma and is proficient in English in English is eligible to apply moreover since we realize that a lot of
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Circumcision PIPE National...
his achievement is their achievement by respecting tradition and prevailing over hardship tondo has proven himself a man red clay marks his new status he is now eligible for marriage and
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How does the Nobel Peace...
a valid nomination can come from a member of a national assembly, state government, or an international court. Eligible nominators also include university rectors, professors of the social sciences, history, philosophy, law, and theology, and previous recipients of the Peace Prize. But if you want to know more about who was recently nominated,
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Why is it so hard to...
meaning that only people who fall below a certain income level are eligible for benefits. This policy is designed to ensure aid goes to those who need it most. But it also means people lose access as soon as they earn more than the qualification threshold, regardless of whether or not they're financially stable enough to stay there.
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How often should you get...
that a vaccinated person who catches the flu anyway will have a milder and shorter illness than they would otherwise. Vaccination also helps protect other people in the community who may not be medically eligible for the shot by preventing those around them from carrying the virus.
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How America Fails New...
so I wasn't eligible for unpaid leave. When I took time off to meet my newborn son, I lost my job." These corporate stock photos hide another reality, another layer. Of those who do have access to just that unpaid leave, most women can't afford to take much of it at all.
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Rob Knight: How our...
before they're eligible for this trial. So what would happen if we transplanted some of the stool from a healthy donor, that star down at the bottom, into these patients. Would the good microbes do battle with the bad microbes and help to restore their health?
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The rise and fall of the...
leading to artistic and scientific advancement. The caliph was wealthy and powerful beyond imagination. But there was never a clear line of succession dictating who would become the next caliph. Any male relative of the former caliph was eligible,
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Welcome to the...
States know the whole world the whole world the whole world all energy that's it yeah that sounds eligible that sounds cool yeah a Giga factory when it's complete I'll have the largest footprint of any building in the world counting multiple
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Male Circumcision PIPE...
respecting tradition and prevailing over hardship Tondo has proven himself a man red clay marks his new status he is now eligible for marriage and other rights of adulthood he has earned his place in
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My plan to help refugees...
this is more than any university to date every refugee who scores a his high school diploma and is proficient in English in English is eligible to apply moreover since we realize that a lot of
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Circumcision PIPE National...
his achievement is their achievement by respecting tradition and prevailing over hardship tondo has proven himself a man red clay marks his new status he is now eligible for marriage and
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
I marketed pens - on the phone. But the beauty of the gig was that you had to call these strangers and say, 'Hi, how ya doing?' You made up a name, like, 'Hey, it's Edward Quartermaine from California. You're eligible to receive this grandfather clock or a trip to Tahiti.' You promise them all these things if they buy a gross of pens.
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Douglas Fairbanks
American Actor
There is one thing in this good old world that is positively sure - happiness is for all who strive to be happy - and those who laugh are happy. Everybody is eligible - you - me - the other fellow. Happiness is fundamentally a state of mind - not a state of body.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' Americans understand that these are the values our brave men and women in uniform and our veterans risk their lives to defend.
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Christie Hefner
American Businesswoman
It's so deeply disturbing to me that half of the eligible voters don't vote in this country. We talk about how divided the country is. The truth is, we don't even know. We just know what the half that voted thought.
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George Will
Journalist
A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.
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Mac Thornberry
American Politician
If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.
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Josh Rosen
American Athlete
It's not that some players shouldn't be in school; it's just that universities should help them more - instead of just finding ways to keep them eligible.
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Kabir Bedi
Indian Actor
The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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Suhasini Mulay
Indian Actress
In our country, you need to be married to be eligible for many things, and to have a right on your partner's life.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
I marketed pens - on the phone. But the beauty of the gig was that you had to call these strangers and say, 'Hi, how ya doing?' You made up a name, like, 'Hey, it's Edward Quartermaine from California. You're eligible to receive this grandfather clock or a trip to Tahiti.' You promise them all these things if they buy a gross of pens.
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Douglas Fairbanks
American Actor
There is one thing in this good old world that is positively sure - happiness is for all who strive to be happy - and those who laugh are happy. Everybody is eligible - you - me - the other fellow. Happiness is fundamentally a state of mind - not a state of body.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' Americans understand that these are the values our brave men and women in uniform and our veterans risk their lives to defend.
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Christie Hefner
American Businesswoman
It's so deeply disturbing to me that half of the eligible voters don't vote in this country. We talk about how divided the country is. The truth is, we don't even know. We just know what the half that voted thought.
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George Will
Journalist
A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.
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Mac Thornberry
American Politician
If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.
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Josh Rosen
American Athlete
It's not that some players shouldn't be in school; it's just that universities should help them more - instead of just finding ways to keep them eligible.
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Kabir Bedi
Indian Actor
The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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Suhasini Mulay
Indian Actress
In our country, you need to be married to be eligible for many things, and to have a right on your partner's life.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.
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