competence

competence
Sufficient ability or fitness for one's needs. The necessary abilities to be qualified to achieve a certain goal or complete a project. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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competence com‧pe‧tence [ˈkɒmptəns ǁ ˈkɑːm-] noun
1. [uncountable] also competency the ability or skill to do something well or to a satisfactory standard:

• To remain in the guild, members must maintain their standards of professional competence.

• Part of the job requirement is that the candidate has competence in English.

2. [countable, uncountable] also competency HUMAN RESOURCES a skill that you need to do a particular job:

• short residential courses designed to develop specific management competences

ˌcore ˈcompetence also ˌcore ˈcompetency
1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES an important skill that you need to have when doing a particular job:

• A sample file showing the core competencies for the Managing Librarian position is shown below.

2. MARKETING [countable, uncountable] a particular ability or skill that a company has, which gives it an advantage over its competitors:

• A software company's core competencies are likely to include software development and marketing.

3. [singular] LAW the official authority of a court to hear a legal case; = JURISDICTION:

• The Court of Appeal possesses the competence to set aside convictions.

4. [uncountable] LAW when someone is old enough, well enough, or intelligent enough to make decisions, appear in a court of law, sign a legal document etc:

• Many children's solicitors found it difficult to determine the child's competence to give instructions.

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competence UK US /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/ noun
► [C or U] (also competency) the ability to do something well: »

Students can prove their competence by performing well in the exam.

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The ideal candidate will have both a design sensibility and competence in the relevant software packages.

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We need objective standards to assess the competency of our workforce.

► [C or U] (also competency) HR an important skill that is needed to do a job: »

The writer stresses the need for wide-ranging competencies in addition to specific knowledge.

→ See also CORE COMPETENCE(Cf. ↑core competence)
► [U] LAW the power of a person, business, court, or government to deal with something or take legal decisions: sb's competence to do sth »

There are concerns about his competence to stand trial.

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At present, national authorities have competence in these cases.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • compétence — [ kɔ̃petɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1468 « rapport »; lat. competentia 1 ♦ (1596) Dr. Aptitude reconnue légalement à une autorité publique de faire tel ou tel acte dans des conditions déterminées. ⇒ attribution, autorité, 2. pouvoir, qualité. Compétence d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Competence — Compétence Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Droit 2 Ressource humaine 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • compétence — COMPÉTENCE. s. f. Le droit qui rend un Juge compétent. On lui dispute la compétence. Faire juger la compétence. Cela n est pas de sa compétence. Il faut auparavant juger la compétence. f♛/b] On dit figurément d Un homme qui n est pas capable de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • competence — Competence. s. f. Le droit qui rend un Juge competent. Il luy dispute la competence. j ay fait juger la competence. cela n est pas de sa competence. On dit fig. A un homme qui n est pas capable de juger d un ouvrage, d une matiere, &c. que Cela n …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Competence — may refer to: Competence (biology), the ability of a cell to take up DNA Competence (geology), the resistance of a rock against either erosion or deformation Competence (human resources), a standardized requirement for an individual to properly… …   Wikipedia

  • competence — com·pe·tence / käm pə təns/ n: the quality or state of being competent: as a: possession of sufficient knowledge or skill b: legal authority, ability, or admissibility a court of general competence the competence of witnesses challenge the… …   Law dictionary

  • Competence — Com pe*tence, Competency Com pe*ten*cy, n. [Cf. F. comp[ e]tence, from L. competentia agreement.] 1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. [1913 Webster] The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • competence — competence, competency 1. Fowler (1926) remarked that ‘neither has any sense in which the other cannot be used’, and noted that the first form is gaining ground. This assertion remains generally valid, and in the meantime competence has won out… …   Modern English usage

  • competence — (n.) 1590s, rivalry; c.1600 adequate supply; 1630s, sufficiency of means for living at ease, from Fr. compétence, from L. competentia meeting together, agreement, symmetry, from competens, prp. of competere (see COMPETE (Cf. compete)). Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Competence — demonstrated personal attributes and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and expertise (p. 3.14 ISO 19011:2002). Источник …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации

  • competence — [käm′pətən sēkäm′pə təns] n. [Fr compétence < L competentia, a meeting, agreement < competens, prp. of competere: see COMPETE] 1. sufficient means for one s needs 2. condition or quality of being competent; ability; fitness; specif., legal… …   English World dictionary

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