Eligible
Eligible adjective - Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.
Right and eligible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Right" instead an adjective "Eligible".
Nearby Words: eligibility, eligibly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The animal even adds another wink by saying: "Maybe this will make me eligible for "the film"." Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lambik, who can be an awful human being, but still fights for what is right.
Source: Comicbook / Suske en Wiske -
Exact Words: Pointed out by Cinderella, that she has the right to go to the ball since by the King's decree all "eligible girls" have to go.
Source: Disney / Cinderella - She reminds Anastasia and Drizella that she has the right to go to the ball because the King decreed that "all eligible girls" must attend, despite having a mountain of chores and no gown to wear.
Source: Disney / Cinderella
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