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  1. adjective Qualified or entitled to be chosen: eligible to run for office; eligible for retirement.
  2. adjective Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage: an eligible bachelor.
  3. adjective Football Allowed under the rules to catch a forward pass: an eligible receiver.
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  • The veterans now being seen at the clinic are considered "eligible" - that is, they already are enrolled in the VA system and have been assigned to the Lynchburg clinic and a provider. —  News for Lynchburg News Advance
  • The federal stimulus package passed in February of this year allocated $8 billion in government money to fund high-speed rail and maglev projects around the country; a variety of different projects are potentially eligible, and the Federal Railroad Administration has yet to select the recipients. —  NEWS updates from www.voiceofsandiego.org
  • To help borrowers determine if they are eligible, the government has put answers to common questions and assessment tools on the Web site www. —  WFTV.com - Local News
  • To help borrowers determine if they are eligible, the government has put answers to common questions and assessment tools on the Web site —  TheBostonChannel.com - News
  • To be eligible, a veteran must have received a qualifying compensation between November of last year and January. —  Military Top Stories Center
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ēligibilis, from Latin ēligere, to select; see elect.

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  1. from Old French eligible, French éligible = Italian eligibile, from Middle Latin *eligibilis, that may be chosen (in adverb comparative eligibilius), from Latin eligere, choose: see elect.
 

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/ˈɛlɪdʒɪbl/
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