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
While Defendant may cross-examine D.M. about his concerns with her memory, his challenges to her competency and personal knowledge as basis for exclusion are unfounded.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Woods was arrested, but his criminal case saw delays after concerns about his competency to stand trial, court records show.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Busuu uses the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), a standard for evaluating people's competency with a language.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The evaluation covered 19 leadership competencies and included employee engagement metrics.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for competency
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Woods was arrested, but his criminal case saw delays after concerns about his competency to stand trial, court records show.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Busuu uses the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), a standard for evaluating people's competency with a language.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The evaluation covered 19 leadership competencies and included employee engagement metrics.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for competency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competency
Noun
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More recently, Quakers sued the federal government this year over federal immigration agents’ ability to make arrests at houses of worship.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Far more recently, Quakers sued the federal government earlier this year over immigration agents' ability to make arrests at houses of worship.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Here is a comparisons of the Qatari plane versus Air Force One based on publicly available information: Boeing 747-200B v. Boeing 747-8 Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, which has increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines than the standard 747-200.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The government shouldn’t eliminate or hobble the federal disaster-response infrastructure — but also, states can do more to prepare for and respond to disasters, such as investing in climate resilience and expanding their emergency management capacity.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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This allows SpaceX to devote a higher share of the rocket's mass and volume capacity to the Starlink satellites themselves, replacing dead weight with revenue-earning capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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These insights led Kiew to develop Change Fluency™, a concept that describes a future-ready capability to not just survive change but to skillfully navigate it, adapt to it, and lead others through it.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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As the Forensic Science Academy notes, continuous training enhances professionals' expertise and competence in their respective domains.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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United are yet to hit the standard of footballing competence that is the 40-point mark for their current league campaign and can now finish no higher than 13th.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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“Competency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competency. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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