competitive examination

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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

• competitive examination — A test by objective standards or measures. Where the standard or measure is wholly subjective, it differs, in effect, in no respect from an uncontrolled opinion of the examiners and cannot be termed competitive. Fink v Finegan, 270 NY 356, 1 NE2d …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• 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 [kəmˈpettɪv] 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