eligibility
noun
el·i·gi·bil·i·ty
ˌe-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something
The applicants must meet all requirements for eligibility.
… should "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, of "Black Sox" infamy, also be granted eligibility for the Hall of Fame?—
David A. Kaplan
David A. KaplanMass mailings go out to low-income areas, and if a letter is returned as undeliverable, the party uses it to challenge that voter's eligibility.—Sasha Abramsky
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Yet the watchdog ultimately declined to request participants' employment status or income — which are key for determining financial eligibility for food assistance and detecting possible fraud.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 9 May 2025
The same year, the group helped pass SNAP restrictions affecting eligibility in Iowa.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
As such, women are excluded from the priesthood—and, by extension, from eligibility for the papacy or participation in the conclave.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Unlike other territories, California’s tax incentive also operates as a jobs program that ties eligibility directly to the number of jobs a production will create and does not consider above-the-line wages to be qualified expenditures.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 9 May 2025
The same year, the group helped pass SNAP restrictions affecting eligibility in Iowa.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
As such, women are excluded from the priesthood—and, by extension, from eligibility for the papacy or participation in the conclave.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Unlike other territories, California’s tax incentive also operates as a jobs program that ties eligibility directly to the number of jobs a production will create and does not consider above-the-line wages to be qualified expenditures.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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“Eligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eligibility. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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