Definitions for competency
ˈkɒm pɪ tən sicom·pe·ten·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. competence, competencynoun

   the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 7 votes

1. Competencynoun

   the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. competencynoun

   A sufficient supply (of).

2. competencynoun

   A sustainable income

3. competencynoun

   The ability to perform some task; competence.

4. competencynoun

   Meeting specified qualifications to perform.

5. competencynoun

   implicit knowledge of a language's structure.

6. Etymology: From competentia.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Competence, Competencynoun

   Etymology: from competent.

   1. Such a quantity of any thing as is sufficient, without superfluity.

   Something of speech is to be indulged to common civility, more to intimacies and endearments, and a competency to those recreative discourses which maintain the chearfulness of society. Government of the Tongue.

   2. Such a fortune as, without exuberance, is equal to the necessities of life.

   For competence of life I will allow you,
   That lack of means enforce you not to evil. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   It is no mean happiness to be seated in the mean: superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   A discreet learned clergyman, with a competency fit for one of his education, may be an entertaining, an useful, and sometimes a necessary companion. Jonathan Swift.

   Reason’s whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,
   Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence. Alexander Pope.

   3. [In law] The power or capacity of a judge, or court, for taking cognisance of an affair.

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1. competency

   Competency refers to the knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, or attitudes that a person possesses or develops in order to perform a task or job effectively. It is a measure of an individual's capability to meet certain requirements or standards, often used in professional or educational contexts to assess performance or potential. It can be either innate or acquired through learning, training, or experience.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Competencynoun

   the state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power

2. Competencynoun

   property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess

3. Competencynoun

   legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence

4. Competencynoun

   right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. comptence, from L. competentia agreement.]

Matched Categories

1. • Ability

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How to pronounce competency?

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How to say competency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of competency in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of competency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of competency in a Sentence

1. Jason Cone:

   Our core competency is not squarely at the center of the agenda.

2. Michael Dougherty:

   Competency is different than insanity, or a mental health defect. So, we're not talking about what he did on March 22nd. We're talking about whether he is competent to stand trial right now.

3. Nicole Hines:

   We need to educate the folks who are in those spaces of doing these things on cultural competency, right, and knowing that adding these items together is going to cause harm for the students in the school and families and community, i think the district has an opportunity here to do a couple of things and the community as a whole.

4. Michael Dougherty:

   We appeared in open court earlier today to talk about, with the court, the recent competency evaluation that came back in the case of the King Soopers shooter. In the second court order of competency evaluation, the doctor who is a widely-respected expert found the shooter to be incompetent to stand trial.

5. Julie Emerson.:

   If we’re going to test competency, let’s make sure it’s enough of a threat to public health and public safety to warrant this type of thing, otherwise, let’s let the free market dictate who’s a good florist [or] who’s a bad florist.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=competency
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=competency
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Competency
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=competency
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/competency
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=competency