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Competitive examination — A competitive examination is an examination angwhere candidates are ranked according to their grades. If the examination is open for n positions, then the first n candidates in ranks pass, the others are rejected. Examples of this type are the… … Wikipedia
UN Competitive Examination — The United Nations Competitive Recruitment Examination is a part of three step selection process for a permanent position with the United Nations consisting of: a written examination interview two year probationary post. Contents 1 Written… … Wikipedia
Examination — • A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; an investigation, inquiry Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Examination Examination … Catholic encyclopedia
competitive — com‧pet‧i‧tive [kəmˈpettɪv] adjective COMMERCE 1. used to describe situations and behaviour in which businesses are trying very hard to be more successful than others, for example by selling their goods or services more cheaply than others: •… … Financial and business terms
competitive — I (antagonistic) adjective adverse, at issue, at variance, challenging, clashing, colliding, combatant, combative, combatting, competing, competitor/, conflicting, contending, contentious, contrary, counteractive, decided by competition vying,… … Law dictionary
Competitive — Com*pet i*tive, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
open competitive examination — An examination to determine the merits of applicants for a civil service position, open to applicants without reference to whether or not they are already in the service. open concubinage. A concubinage that is plain and aboveboard, without… … Ballentine's law dictionary
examination — noun 1 (formal) formal test ⇨ See also ↑exam ADJECTIVE ▪ certification (AmE), entrance ▪ final ▪ He has just completed his final examinations at São Paulo University. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Examination — To examine somebody or something is to inspect it closely; hence, an examination is a detailed inspection or analysis of an object or person. In an academic or professional context, examinations (or exams for short) are tests which aim to… … Wikipedia
competitive — competitively, adv. competitiveness, n. /keuhm pet i tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination. 2. well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful… … Universalium
