Plural of competence

Forms of competence

Competences in a sentence

• K C Wheare's definition of federalism requires that two governments be independent and co-ordinate within their own spheres, generally set out by the division of competences codified in a constitution, which is supreme.2016, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, “Division of competences in the European Union”, in (Please provide the book...
• The environmental comfort category is illustrative of cases in which there are low environmental presses matched against a number of personal competences.2009, Allison E. Smith, Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods, page 88. From the entry press
• The principle of conferral binds the EU with respect to any unional action and can be understood as a presumption in favour of the competences of the Member States.2011 October 12, Albrecht Weber, “The Distribution of Competences between the Union and the Member States”, in Hermann-Josef Blanke…. From the entry unional

Meaning of competence

1. noun The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
2. noun The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
3. noun The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.

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Questions about the plural of competence

What is the plural of competence?

The plural of competence is competences.

Is competence countable?

Competence is a countable and uncountable noun.