Definition of eligibility
: the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something
- The applicants must meet all requirements for eligibility.
- … should "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, of "Black Sox" infamy, also be granted eligibility for the Hall of Fame?
- —David A. Kaplan
- Mass mailings go out to low-income areas, and if a letter is returned as undeliverable, the party uses it to challenge that voter's eligibility.
- —Sasha Abramsky
