as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company
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Recent Examples of competency
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to take up Senate Bill 149, which is aimed at helping shore up the state's criminal justice competency system.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Gyaw Way made his first court appearance Thursday, and a judge ordered an evaluation for mental illness or cognitive impairment to determine his competency to proceed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
And it’s mediated by the decision-making conversation, the thing palliative care claims as its core competency.
—Kyle P. Edmonds, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
The criminal charges are pending until Fraraccio is restored to competency.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Gyaw Way made his first court appearance Thursday, and a judge ordered an evaluation for mental illness or cognitive impairment to determine his competency to proceed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
And it’s mediated by the decision-making conversation, the thing palliative care claims as its core competency.
—Kyle P. Edmonds, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
The criminal charges are pending until Fraraccio is restored to competency.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competency
Noun
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Dispensaries on tribal land were the first to open because of their sovereignty and ability to make their own rules.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The day-long prohibition came less than a week after Middle District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell issued an order expanding Alligator Alcatraz detainees’ access to their lawyers and their ability to use phones at the remote pop-up facility.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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And, despite exponential growth in capacity, the average hard drive’s life span remains just under seven years.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The trucking company believes the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift on the supply side of the market as capacity dwindles further and pricing dynamics improve.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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But overall, humanoid robots still have a long way to go in demonstrating their capability to operate in complex and sometimes chaotic environments.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fang Qian, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of its GPS program, said this satellite will feature anti-jam capability that’s eight times stronger and three times more accurate than the legacy spacecraft on orbit today.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The college aims to give its students an education that is not just about their work but about their lives—instilling in them a sense of purpose, restoring their feeling of competence, teaching them virtue.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tasked with guarding Kawhi Leonard, who was playing MVP-caliber basketball coming into the game, Green provided not just consistent competence but dominance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Competency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competency. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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