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Competency within an organization
A competency dictionary is a tool or data structure that includes all or most of the general competencies needed to cover all job families and competencies
Competency_dictionary
Ability of a person to do a job properly
skills or expertise Competency architecture – Framework of skills used in competency-based learning Competency dictionary – Competency within an organization
Competence_(human_resources)
Framework of skills used in competency-based learning
are a core component of competency-based learning. Many human resource professionals are employing a competitive competency model to strengthen nearly
Competency_architecture
use competency-based management methodologies to develop a competency architecture for an organization. This architecture captures key competencies into
Competency_management_system
Topics referred to by the same term
organizational operation Core competency, management concept of identifying the basis of competitiveness in an industry Competency-based learning, framework
Competence
Process of recruitment
given competency. Candidates demonstrate competencies on the application form, and then in the interview, which in this case is known as a competency-based
Competency-based_recruitment
Ability or capacity to perform a task effectively or successfully
competence of baking, at the competency of ceramics, or at the capability of reflexivity. The pluralized forms of competence and competency are respectively competences
Competence_(polyseme)
Strategies for analysis and use of data
external BI providers to increase market share. A Business Intelligence Competency Center (BICC) is a team that supports the use of business intelligence
Business_intelligence
Legal term
A competent authority is any person or organization that has the legally delegated or invested authority, capacity, or power to perform a designated function
Competent_authority
Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda
and agglutinative verbal morphology with some suppletion. A very competent dictionary and grammar were published in the 1930s, but are very difficult to
Bari_language
Aspect of organizational planning
do a job properly Competency architecture – Framework of skills used in competency-based learning Competency dictionary – Competency within an organization
Talent_management
Ability to carry out a task
Conceptualized as a skill , leadership is a competency developed to accomplish a task effectively. Skilled leaders are competent people who know the means and methods
Skill
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
a Harsh Mistress, militarism in Starship Troopers and technologically competent women characters who were formidable, yet often stereotypically feminine—such
Robert_A._Heinlein
Broad term describing a shared facility or entity
people, a department or a shared facility. It may also be known as a competency center, or as a capability center, or as an excellence center. Stephen
Center_of_excellence
Abasement of pride
related to Humiliation. Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Emotional Competency article on Humiliation Silvan Tomkins Site Resources on Shame and Humiliation
Humiliation
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
ISBN 978-1-351-74209-2. Edelstein, Sari, ed. (2011). Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals. Sudbury, Mass
Philippines
Topics referred to by the same term
review in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work
Peer_review_(disambiguation)
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
11. Sanders 1993, pp. 11, 14. "anno Domini". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2003. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 3 November
Jesus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up handyman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A handyman is a person competent in a variety of shooting skills. Handy Man may also refer to: The
Handy_Man_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up noca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. NOCA may refer to: National Organization for Competency Assurance Northern Ontario Curling Association
NOCA
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018. "Attenborough". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. OCLC 1120411289. Retrieved 27 February 2026. Bianculli
David_Attenborough
national symbol since the 13th century. According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country"
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023. "Cleopatra", Collins English Dictionary, HarperCollins, archived from the original on 1 May 2021, retrieved 21
Cleopatra
English footballer (born 1975)
Retrieved 16 July 2022. Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180 "David Beckham: Salford City directorship
David_Beckham
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
Médiation Archived 2 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland McLynn (1997), p. 265. Dwyer (2013), pp. 110–13. Zamoyski
Napoleon
Topics referred to by the same term
Ethiopia, an Ethiopian bank founded in 1963. CBE, Competency-based education, another term for Competency-based learning Calgary Board of Education, public
CBE_(disambiguation)
Person appointed to manage an intestate person's estate
may be appointed, they must first be determined competent. This competency, no different from competency in other legal matters, derived from the common
Administrator_of_an_estate
AFDM-3-class dry dock of the United States Navy
USS Competent (AFDM-6), (former YFD-62), was an AFDM-3-class floating dry dock built in 1943 and operated by the United States Navy. YFD-62 Auxiliary
USS_Competent_(AFDM-6)
American media franchise
Evil-Lyn, a powerful sorceress and one of Skeletor's most feared and competent associates; Trap Jaw, an iron-jawed criminal with a mechanical arm that
Masters_of_the_Universe
Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877
original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Francis B. Heitman. 1903. Vol. 1. p. 470. Simpson
Ulysses_S._Grant
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
higher teachers' salaries, more course variety, and compulsory teacher competency exams. The reforms passed in September 1983 after Clinton called a special
Bill_Clinton
Act of staging or presenting a form of entertainment
and competency of the performer, also known as the level of skill and knowledge.[citation needed] In 1994, Spencer and McClelland defined competency as
Performance
Spanish football manager (born 1971)
"Pep". Diccionari català-valencià-balear [Catalan-Valencian-Balearic Dictionary] (in Catalan). Institute for Catalan Studies. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
Pep_Guardiola
Human male external reproductive organ
men for having penises. Look up Thesaurus:penis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In many cultures, referring to the penis is considered taboo or vulgar
Human_penis
Composer and musician (1756–1791)
father Leopold, a skilled pedagogue. At the age of five he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and had performed before
Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
December 2021. Wells, John, ed. (3 April 2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0. Yang, Fujia; Hamilton
Albert_Einstein
2025 stabbing in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
face a separate competency determination on the federal charges. In May 2026, Brown's defenders filed a motion seeking a federal competency hearing, noting
Killing_of_Iryna_Zarutska
British multinational oil and gas company
Financial Times. Retrieved 31 May 2018. Vassiliou, M. S (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. Michael Gasson (Former
BP
Cognitive bias about one's own skill
could inhibit them from addressing their shortcomings to improve their competency. Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition
Dunning–Kruger_effect
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
Language Act 2006 permits the use of NZSL in legal proceedings, facilitates competency standards for its interpretation and guides government departments in
New_Zealand
Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515713-0. Esposito, John, ed. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-512558-0. Retrieved
Muhammad
Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent, Vol. 1: A Biographical Dictionary. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 525. ISBN 978-981-4414-14-2
Lee_Kuan_Yew
Analysis of facts to form a judgment
According to philosopher Richard W. Paul, critical thinking and analysis are competencies that can be learned or trained. The application of critical thinking
Critical_thinking
Levantine dish of parsley and bulgur
ISBN 9781414448909. Edelstein, Sari (2010). Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals. Jones & Bartlett
Tabbouleh
Capital of France
prices by NUTS 3 region [nama_10r_3gdp]". ec.europa.eu. "Paris". Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online. Retrieved 31 October 2025. "Paris national
Paris
Study of mental functions and behaviors
psychology in English was by Steven Blankaart in 1694 in The Physical Dictionary. The dictionary refers to "Anatomy, which treats the Body, and Psychology, which
Psychology
Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
Dietrich, p. 92, Syracuse University Press, 2003; ISBN 0-8156-3029-8 A dictionary of Jewish-Christian relations, Edward Kessler, Neil Wenborn, p. 86, Cambridge
Pope_Pius_XII
Government system where political power lies with the people
similarly weak relationship exists between per-pupil expenditures and math competency (.26). Additionally, historical evidence suggests that average human capital
Democracy
Trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis for a ritual murder
confiscated by the authorities. It included, among other things, a "Complete Dictionary of Words" by Foma Opiskin (pseudonym of Arkady Averchenko), with entries
Beilis_affair
Collection of character sketches
83. The "best hated man in England", in the words of J.M. Rigg, in the Dictionary of National Biography. See Rigg 1897, p. 51. Brinton, p. 105. Rigg 1897
The_Spirit_of_the_Age
Country in Oceania
Macquarie Dictionary. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Collins English Dictionary. Bishopbriggs
Australia
2020?". dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2024. Dictionary.com is the world's leading digital dictionary. Dictionary
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Indexed quotations by Thomas Aquinas
strongest parts of the Dictionary, a view shared by others; even Bourke, who was otherwise critical of the work, described it as "competent". Carlson, John W
Thomas_Aquinas_Dictionary
Writ to compel testimony or the yielding of evidence
Look up subpoena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A subpoena (/səˈpiː.nə/; also subpena, subpœna) or witness summons is a writ issued by a government
Subpoena
Taking in the meaning of letters or symbols
fingers". The concise Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 1990. ISBN 0-19-861243-5. "read". Cambridge Dictionary. Archived from the original on
Reading
Manner in which humans engage sexually
physiology". Men's Fitness. 2002. "Casual sex - Define Casual sex at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014. Holbrook, David (1972). The
Human_sexual_activity
Presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council
"President of the Confederation" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2 August 2010. Portals: Switzerland Politics
President of the Swiss Confederation
President_of_the_Swiss_Confederation
Overview of genocides from 1945
August 2015. Cribb, Robert; Kahin, Audrey (15 September 2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0810849358. Aarons, Mark
Genocides in history (1946 to 1999)
Genocides_in_history_(1946_to_1999)
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BC–AD 65)
together with the praetorian prefect Sextus Afranius Burrus, provided competent government for the first five years of Nero's reign. Seneca's influence
Seneca_the_Younger
Hindu tradition of textual interpretation
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-280094-7 Bowker, John (2003), "Brahman", The Oxford Dictionary of World
Advaita_Vedanta
Topics referred to by the same term
interaction and cognitive engineering Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English, an English language examination Extensible Computational Chemistry
ECCE
Autonomous territory in the Middle East
the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2021. The New Oxford Dictionary of English. 1998. p. 761. ISBN 0-19-861263-X. "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip
Gaza_Strip
Major branch of Christianity
age, compared to adults. Other tenets of Baptist churches include soul competency (liberty), salvation through faith alone, Scripture alone as the rule
Protestantism
First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Mary Todd began to fear poverty. Jones, Terry L. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Civil War, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press. p. 855. ISBN 978-0-8108-7811-2
Mary_Todd_Lincoln
Figure of speech
Look up jack of all trades in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person
Jack_of_all_trades
the contents of sealed things without opening said things. Micchan the Dictionary (物知りみっちゃん, Monoshiri Mitchan) The leader of the Magical Girl Resources
List of Magical Girl Raising Project characters
List_of_Magical_Girl_Raising_Project_characters
American politician (1902–2003)
subjective literacy tests in the South; ostensibly used to establish voters' competency, in practice they were used against African-American voters and preventing
Strom_Thurmond
Roman emperor from 284 to 305
; Pantelić, N. (1970). Српски митолошки речник [Serbian Mythological Dictionary] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Нолит [sr]. p. 122. Archived (PDF) from
Diocletian
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
195. Hall, Timothy L. (2001). Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary. New York, New York: Facts on File. pp. 186–189. ISBN 978-0-8160-4194-7
Chester_A._Arthur
Tall African hoofed mammal
T9194A136266699.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "Giraffe". Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2011
Giraffe
Species of North American bird
2016) [9 June 2016 (online publication)]. "Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West
Northern_cardinal
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
this societal expectation, stating: "Society in those days was a very competent, perfectly complacent, ruthless machine. A girl had no chance against
Virginia_Woolf
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
five performance levels of AGI: emerging, competent, expert, virtuoso, and superhuman. For example, a competent AGI is defined as an AI that outperforms
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
and Fraternal Orders New York; Facts on File, Inc 1997 Preuss, Arthur A Dictionary of Secret and other Societies St. Louis, B. Herder Book Co. 1924 Rosen
List of North American fraternal orders
List_of_North_American_fraternal_orders
Minimum age for agreement to sexual activities
age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. Consequently, an adult who engages in sexual
Age_of_consent
Chicken dish
Falafel Kafta Sari Edelstein (22 October 2010). Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals. Jones & Bartlett
Shish_taouk
Person who controls access to something
profession or for employability through documentation of demonstrated competency or experience, completion of education or training, or other criteria
Gatekeeper
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. Photo gallery of USS Competent (AM-316/MSF-316) at NavSource
USS_Competent_(AM-316)
Topics referred to by the same term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts
Age of consent (disambiguation)
Age_of_consent_(disambiguation)
1954–1962 war of Algerian independence from France
Retrieved 21 January 2020. Lane, A. Thomas (1 December 1995). Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313264566
Algerian_War
Range of Indian religious traditions
Hark, Lisa; DeLisser, Horace (7 September 2011). Achieving Cultural Competency. John Wiley & Sons. Harman, William (2004). "Hindu Devotion". In Rinehart
Hinduism
Protection of computer systems from information disclosure, theft or damage
Agency has issued a Singapore Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Competency Framework (OTCCF). The framework defines emerging cybersecurity roles
Computer_security
Country in Central Africa (1965–1997)
Francois; Bobb, Scott F. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Vol. 112 (3, illustrated ed
Zaire
Japanese female entertainer and hostess
ever made of fine silk. Wells, John, ed. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0. NHK Broadcasting Culture
Geisha
American writer and activist (1928–2014)
2, 2014. Uglow, Jennifer S. (1999). "Angelou, Maya". The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography (Third ed.). Boston: Northeastern University Press
Maya_Angelou
Roman governor of Judea and condemner of Jesus
Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane (eds.). Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Schwartz, Daniel R. (1992). "Pontius Pilate"
Pontius_Pilate
Extinct order of flying reptiles
English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-3-12-539683-8 "Pterosaur". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster
Pterosaur
Mongol-led dynasty of China (1271–1368)
Rossabi 2012, pp. 77–78. Morgan 2007, p. 113. Charles O. Hucker (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 66
Yuan_dynasty
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
not very competent.". Erickson 1978, p. 291. Adams, Simon (January 2008). "Dudley, Ambrose, earl of Warwick (c.1530–1590) Oxford Dictionary of National
Lady_Jane_Grey
new paganism of the Nazi extremists." - Fischel, Jack R., Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust, p. 123, Scarecrow Press, 2010: "The objective was to
Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II
Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany_during_World_War_II
Canadian actor (1917–1993)
Foundation that funded academic research, including efforts to develop a dictionary of the language. Burr made repeated trips on behalf of the United Service
Raymond_Burr
Rebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)
Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Roberts, John (2007). The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-192-80146-3
First_Jewish–Roman_War
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
Niccolò". Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman. Retrieved 5 August 2023. "Machievelli, Niccolò". Lexico US English Dictionary. Oxford University
Niccolò_Machiavelli
Cohort born from 1946 to 1964
idealists safe from political retribution, radical youths did not care for competency or results as much as ideology. To this end, revolutionary icons such
Baby_boomers
British-American actor (1904–1986)
Morecambe & Sterling 2001, pp. 133, 135. Thomson, David, A Biographical Dictionary of Film, Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, London, 1994, p. 301. Kinn, Gail
Cary_Grant
Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503
Renaissance Popes!". Rorate Caeli. Retrieved 25 March 2014. Psalm 118:19–20 "Dictionary: Sampietrini". Catholic Culture. Retrieved 25 March 2014. Darcy, J.B
Pope_Alexander_VI
President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
May 24, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Borneman, pp. 4–6 Rawley, James A. (February 2000). "Polk, James K."
James_K._Polk
Ongoing Indian LGBT rights case law
pointed out that the Union Government used an outdated American legal dictionary to define marriage in the counter affidavit. The counter affidavit included
Supriyo_v._Union_of_India
Country in West Asia
; Abu Khalil, As'ad; Najem, Tom (2021). Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (2nd ed.). Lanham
Lebanon
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
Collins English Dictionary. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023. "Sunak". Collins English Dictionary. Archived from
Rishi_Sunak
COMPETENCY DICTIONARY
COMPETENCY DICTIONARY
Boy/Male
Arabic
Sufficiency; Competence
Boy/Male
Muslim
Decorum, Decency, Competence
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sufficiency; Competence; Enough
Boy/Male
Hindu
Competent, Powerful
Girl/Female
Indian
Competent
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Competent, Powerful
Sakshain | ஸாகà¯à®·à¯€à®¨
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Competent
Girl/Female
Indian
Competent.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fit, Competent, Administrator
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fitness; Competence
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sufficiency. Competence.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Competent.
Boy/Male
Indian
Decorum, Decency, Competence
Boy/Male
Muslim
Competent
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Competent
Girl/Female
Hindu
Fit, Competent, Administrator
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Competent
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Competent
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Competent
Boy/Male
Hindi
Competent.
COMPETENCY DICTIONARY
COMPETENCY DICTIONARY
Girl/Female
Indian
Beloved, Sweetheart
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Travel
Girl/Female
Indian
Female
African
red coral.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Woman, Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
Indian
Complete; Perfectly Created by God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Horse rider, A star
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King of Combat
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Successful; Famous; Giving Joy; Happiness; Faith to People
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beauty
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n.
Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court.
a.
Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to.
a.
Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
n.
Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
a.
Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.
n.
A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant.
adv.
In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.
n.
The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
n.
Alt. of Incompetency
adv.
In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.
a.
Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.
n.
Alt. of Competency
n.
The quality or state of being incompetent; want of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts.
n.
Adequate substance or means; competence.
n.
Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.
n.
Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title.
superl.
Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
n.
Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.
n.
The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.
a.
Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.