criteria

[krahy-teer-ee-uh]

noun

1. a plural of criterion.

Example Sentences

The IOPC, however, said it would not be investigating the incident as "it did not meet the criteria for a valid referral".

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“Admissions are based on flawed criteria. Meritocracy and excellence are no longer the pursuits of educational institutions,” it said.

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In a statement on Saturday, China said that it would "comprehensively consider the actual situation of enterprises and grant exemptions to exports that meet the criteria".

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"We will comprehensively consider the actual situation of enterprises and grant exemptions to exports that meet the criteria," a Chinese commerce ministry spokesperson said in a statement.

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Yet I spelled out the two-part criteria for defining cases, qualifying them as “extraordinary evidence” and opening myself to a decisive refutation.

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Related Words

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When To Use

What does criteria mean?

Criteria is the plural of criterion—a standard or principle for judging, evaluating, or selecting something. Criteria are the ideals or requirements on which a judgment, evaluation, or selection is based.The plural of criterion can also be criterions, but this is rarely used.Criteria are often the particular requirements that someone or something must meet in order to be considered or qualify for something. An applicant for a job may be evaluated based on several criteria, including their education, experience, and references—each one of these standards is a criterion. Your grade in a class may be based on certain criteria, such as your test scores, your grades on homework and other assignments, and your participation in class. Similarly, a gymnast’s score is based on several criteria involving how well they performed certain moves.The word criteria is often used with the word meet, as in Your entry meets all of our criteria for inclusion in the exhibit. Sometimes, people try to use criteria as a singular noun (like how data is sometimes used), but this is generally considered not the right way to use it.Example: We assess the candidates based on several criteria, and one criterion is that they must have at least five years of experience in a similar position.