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requalification

requalification

7.7
To get back into a competition or team by meeting the rules
  • noun
  • /ˌriːkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : recalificación
  • After a year of training, she achieved requalification for the national team.

Examples

  • After her injury, her strong performance led to requalification for the national team.

  • The new rules required all participants to undergo requalification before the next round.

  • His requalification was celebrated by his teammates after months of hard work.

  • The athlete's requalification for the championship was a tough process.

  • The new rules required all participants to undergo requalification before the next round.

  • After her injury, her strong performance led to requalification for the national team.

  • His requalification was celebrated by his teammates after months of hard work.

Synonyms

recertification
vsrequalification
3 5.3

To renew a certificate or license by showing it still meets required standards

involves actively meeting standards again to regain event or job eligibility
revalidation
vsrequalification
  • Formal
1 6.6

An official check that a person or document still meets required rules

requires actively meeting standards again to regain eligibility for events or positions

Antonyms

Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement

How Qualified

accreditation
  • Formal
20 6.1
requalification
7.7
qualification
107 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

requalification = requalify (transparent) = re + qual + ify + ation

Forming an action noun from the verb 'requalify' with '-ation' is a regular and fully interpretable derivation.

Etymology

Requalification is made of re- meaning 'again' and qualify, which is about meeting a required 'quality' or rule. So in sport or contests, requalification is about meeting the standards again to get back into a competition.