competence
pronunciation
How to pronounce competence in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmpɪtəns]
How to pronounce competence in American English:
US [ˈkɑːmpɪtəns]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Word Origin
- competence (n.)
- 1590s, "rivalry" (based on compete); c. 1600 "adequate supply;" 1630s, "sufficiency of means for living at ease," from French compétence, from Latin competentia "meeting together, agreement, symmetry," from competens, present participle of competere, especially in its earlier sense of "fall together, come together, be convenient or fitting" (see compete). Meaning "sufficiency to deal with what is at hand" is from 1790.
Example
- 1. He has chosen loyalty over competence in his cabinet .
- 2. Tolerance , competence and the third thing is empathy .
- 3. Competence and moderation have been hallmarks of mr reinfeldt 's government .
- 4. Most voters want executive competence after the appalling cack-handedness of the bush years .
- 5. Lineage and loyalty cannot trump competence for ever .