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eligible
adjective
allowed
or
qualified
to
do
,
receive
,
or
take
part
in
something
because
you
meet
the
needed
rules
or
conditions
•
After
turning
18
,
Maria
was
finally
eligible
to
vote
in
the
national
election
.
After
turning
18
,
Maria
was
finally
eligible
to
vote
in
the
national
election
.
•
Employees
who
work
more
than
30
hours
a
week
are
eligible
for
health-insurance
benefits
.
Employees
who
work
more
than
30
hours
a
week
are
eligible
for
health-insurance
benefits
.
Late
14th-century
French
éligible
,
from
Latin
eligere
“
to
choose
”,
giving
the
sense
of
someone
who
can
be
chosen
adjective
considered
desirable
and
suitable
as
a
husband
,
wife
,
or
romantic
partner
,
often
because
of
good
qualities
like
wealth
,
looks
,
or
character
•
The
young
doctor
was
regarded
as
the
town
’
s
most
eligible
bachelor
.
The
young
doctor
was
regarded
as
the
town
’
s
most
eligible
bachelor
.
•
Her
parents
believe
she
is
an
eligible
match
for
any
suitor
.
Her
parents
believe
she
is
an
eligible
match
for
any
suitor
.
Evolved
from
the
general
sense
“
able
to
be
chosen
”
to
a
social
sense
of
a
person
suitable
to
marry
,
first
recorded
in
the
1800s
.
