competence
noun
the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity.
competences
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pluralof competence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These types of companies "will move elsewhere" if they can't find the right IT competences in Sweden, argues Jeppeson.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
"Today, the rule of law has won over the usurpation of competences," Michal Wojcik wrote on Twitter.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2021
Instead of "left" versus "right," think of two different core competences.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2020
“It’s the degree of specialization, the number of factories you’d need and the number of competences to make all the different parts,” Fowler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
While Spicer South and his cousins had been sustaining themselves or building up competences by tilling their soil, the leaders of the other faction were basing larger fortunes on the profits of merchandise and trade.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck
