Ineligible Definition

ĭn-ĕlĭ-jə-bəl
adjective
Disqualified by law, rule, or provision.
Ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits.
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Not eligible.

Wiktionary
Unworthy of being chosen; unfit.
Considered her ineligible for the job.
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noun
An ineligible person.
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Origin of Ineligible

  • From French inéligible

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Ineligible Sentence Examples

  • Members of Congress and holders of Federal offices are ineligible as electors.

  • The governor is elected for a term of four years but is ineligible for the next succeeding term.

  • The governor's regular term in office is four years, and he is ineligible for a third term.

  • He was legally ineligible for the consulship, having held none of the lower offices of state and being under age.

  • A player who plays in the wrong ranking order is deemed ineligible.

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IININE

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ELEBLE

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