formal competence

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

Refers to official or legally recognized power to deal with something.

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Examples (10)

  • The committee has no formal competence in this matter.
  • Only the high court has formal competence to hear such cases.
  • This issue falls outside our formal competence.
  • The agency's formal competence extends to regulatory oversight.
  • We must establish formal competence before proceeding.
  • The board lacks formal competence in financial audits.
  • Questions of formal competence arose during the hearing.
  • The tribunal's formal competence is clearly defined by law.
  • They challenged the court's formal competence to rule.
  • Areas of formal competence must be clearly delineated.