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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Eligible \El"i*gi*ble\, adjective [F. ['e]ligible, fr. L. eligere. See {Elect}.]
1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house.
The more eligible of the two evils. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
eligible
adjective
1: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" [ant: {ineligible}]
2: prohibited by official rules; "an eligible pass receiver"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "eligible": acceptability, acceptable, admissible, appropriate, available, capable, desirability, desirable, eligibility, enfranchised, fit, fitness, fitted, fittedness, fitting, likely, marriageable, nubile, preferable, proper, qualification, qualified, seemly, single, suitability, suitable, suited, unmarried, unwed, with voice, with vote, worthiness, worthy
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