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an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
- served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year
Synonyms for capacity
- appointment,
- berth,
- billet,
- connection,
- function,
- job,
- place,
- position,
- post,
- situation
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3
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
- offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer
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4
the physical or mental power to do something
- not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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