eligible has definitions from the field of sport
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[ adjective ] qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen;

Examples

"eligible to run for office" "eligible for retirement benefits" "an eligible bachelor'

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

Purpose of this inventory is to include all eligible productive facilities in SBA 's facilities register so that the small business_concerns may have an opportunity to avail themselves of the services authorized by the Congress in establishing the Small_Business_Administration .

To be eligible to borrow from a Bank_for_Cooperatives , a cooperative must be an association in which farmers act together in processing and marketing farm products , purchasing farm supplies , or furnishing farm business services , and must meet the requirements set_forth in the Farm_Credit_Act_of_1933 , as amended .

The Government will contract with an eligible applicant to pay up_to one-half of the cost of approved exploration work as it progresses .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The registration figures given in Table 2 must be interpreted with caution since the estimate for eligible electors were made without the benefit of a reliable census .

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[ adjective ] (sports) prohibited by official rules

Examples

"an eligible pass receiver"

Related terms

sport legal

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