Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being confirmed, established, or ratified; that may be made more certain.
- Corroboratory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may be confirmed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
checked ,verifiable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
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Examples
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The idea is quite different -- that one can disagree about the legitimacy and or scope of the case and still be confirmable, that is, within the mainstream.
Balkinization 2006
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Bogus Talking Point #3: Elizabeth Warren is not 'confirmable'
Zach Carter: There Are Zero Good Reasons To Block Elizabeth Warren 2010
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Yet he struck a far more moderate tone in private, with administration officials telling ... - on the very day Justice John Paul Stevens announced retirement -- that they were seeking someone "confirmable" and collegial enough to sway conservative swing Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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Dodd has questioned whether Warren is "confirmable," given that many Republicans and financial industry representatives would oppose her confirmation outright.
Obama grapples with how to involve controversial professor in consumer agency 2010
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Dodd has questioned whether Warren is "confirmable," given that many Republicans and financial industry representatives would oppose her confirmation outright.
Obama grapples with how to involve controversial professor in consumer agency 2010
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I realize that some believe that President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court because she is "confirmable".
Michael Kieschnick: Why is the Christian Right Afraid of a Lesbian Homosexual Elena Kagan? 2010
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But grudgingly confirmable, meaning Democrats may disagree strongly with his views, but they'd be in a hard position to argue with his qualifications or his credentials.
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Bogus Talking Point #3: Elizabeth Warren is not 'confirmable'
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Bogus Talking Point #3: Elizabeth Warren is not 'confirmable'
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Bogus Talking Point #3: Elizabeth Warren is not 'confirmable'
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