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Webster 1913 Edition
Ineligible
In-el′i-gi-ble
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + eligible
: cf. F. inéligible
.] Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen (for an office, post, position); not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient or desirable.
Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ineligible
INEL'IGIBLE
,Adj.
1.
Not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient.Definition 2024
ineligible
ineligible
See also: inéligible
English
Adjective
ineligible (comparative more ineligible, superlative most ineligible)
- Not eligible; forbidden to do something.
- Employees of the promoter are ineligible to enter the competition.
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Translations
not eligible; forbidden to do something
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Noun
ineligible (plural ineligibles)
- One who is not eligible.
- 2002, Martin Feldstein, A. J. Auerbach, Handbook of Public Economics (page 1227)
- However, migration of workers from the ineligible population into the eligible population also changes the composition of the ineligibles.
- 2002, Martin Feldstein, A. J. Auerbach, Handbook of Public Economics (page 1227)