competencies

noun

plural of competency
as in abilities
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 competencies Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index found that seven in 10 managers would prefer to hire a less experienced candidate with AI competencies than a more experienced one without them. — Mary Moreland, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Building curriculum in partnership with employers that blends technical training with the workplace habits and human competencies that define on-the-job success is part of what makes these pathways work. — Philip Weinberg, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Gemma and Richard are composites drawn from our several decades of advising organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller nonprofits on designing interview processes that assess leadership and interpersonal competencies. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 Do the activities encourage time spent interacting with others online, which can help young people develop important skills and competencies? — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 The two companies also have separate core competencies, with Stripe focused on merchants and PayPal embracing 430 million consumer accounts. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
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  1. abilities
  2. skills
  3. capacities
Noun
  • On their final night, the veteran took her hand and urged her to recognize and embrace her own abilities — and to chase the rare opportunity that her unique background has opened up.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The latest breed of artificial intelligence assistants goes beyond the abilities of chatbots, which are great at answering questions and creating content.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of abilities
Noun
  • Wilkoski said the materials for the original church demonstrated the resourcefulness of the congregants, who likely included carpenters with the skills necessary to build the church.
    — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The flight simulator focuses on pilot proficiency, while the maintenance trainer is intended to develop the technical skills needed to keep aircraft available for missions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of skills
Noun
  • Several data center projects with potential capacities of hundreds of megawatts have recently been announced in the country.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Milano, the world’s biggest high-end design trade show, continue to expand their capacities beyond their traditional role, in order to help small- and medium-sized firms through a tough economy.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of capacities

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