Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATIONS

qualifications

noun

plural of qualification

as in capabilities

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications

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as in provisions

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later

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Recent Examples of qualifications Still, Republicans praised Kent’s counterterrorism qualifications, pointing to his military and intelligence experience. —

Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026 These were automatic qualifications — officially confirmed less than two weeks before the start of the Paralympics — for specific top-level athletes. —

Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 This story has been updated to clarify the qualifications scenario for Team USA. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026 For the positions that do get applicants, school leaders often say less than half of their candidates have the proper qualifications. —

Mark Batinick, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 By June 2021, the conspirators realized Sanon had neither the constitutional qualifications nor sufficient popular support to become president. —

David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 But by June 2021, the conspirators realized Sanon had neither the constitutional qualifications nor sufficient popular support to become president. —

David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Each state and territory has its own rules and qualifications. —

Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 What makes the appointment baffling is Mojtaba’s total lack of public profile, let alone the religious qualifications that once underpinned the idea of clerical leadership as God’s vice-regency on Earth. —

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026

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The two companies announced a successful demonstration of autonomous electronic warfare capabilities, highlighting how artificial intelligence can support faster and more efficient responses to threats in the electromagnetic spectrum.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Iraq and Syria will each receive $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities, including managing mass-casualty events, providing healthcare services for displaced populations, and expanding community outreach and disease surveillance.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2026