qualification
Other forms: qualifications
A qualification is either a condition that must be met or a statement that puts a limit on a claim. Both kinds of qualification are restrictive.
You know how there are requirements for jobs? You can call those requirements qualifications. For example, a college degree and certain experiences are qualifications for many jobs: without them, you won't even get a job interview. A qualification is also a type of statement that makes a previous statement more specific. If you said "I'm thirsty!" and then added "Not for root beer, though," your second statement is a qualification. Qualifications add a limit to what's been said.
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the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
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an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something“her qualifications for the job are excellent”“one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree”synonyms: makingtypes:eligibilitythe quality or state of being eligibleineligibilitythe quality or state of being ineligibleinsurabilitythe quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)marriageabilityeligibility for marriageuninsurabilitythe quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)type of:
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a statement that limits or restricts some claimsynonyms: reservationtypes:fine print, small printthe part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small typeweasel wordan equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertiontype of:statementa message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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In 1951, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) recruited 13 parents to file a class action suit on behalf of their children. The named plaintiff, Oliver Brown, was the father of a third grader who, denied admission to a neighborhood school because of his race, was forced to walk six blocks to take a bus to a black school. On reviewing the District Court's ruling based on the precedent of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that segregated public schools were unequal and unconstitutional. This led to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. These words are from the unanimous opinion written by Earl Warren. Read the full text here.
Susan B. Anthony was arrested when she illegally voted in the 1872 presidential election. She delivered this argument for women's suffrage in 1873. Read the full text here.
