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competence

[kom-pi-tuhns] / ˈkɒm pɪ təns /


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Health policy in the EU is a national competence, but by proposing the existing "European Social Fund Plus" the Commission says each member state can decide how they use it.

From BBC

Credibility, I assumed, was built by projecting competence and composure, not by exposing flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal

From fewer opportunities to be promoted to perceived competence at a job, researchers have found that mothers earn less money with each additional child they have.

From Salon

Just care — delivered with competence and a smile.

From Salon

They then tested how different movement speeds influenced embodiment, including body ownership, sense of agency, usability, and social impressions such as competence and discomfort.

From Science Daily