Sentences with 'eligible'
Example sentences and phrases with the word eligible and other words derived from it.
• « A crisis occurred at the end of his reign when a parliamentary faction called the Whigs tried to exclude his younger brother, James II, from being eligible for the throne because he was openly Catholic. »
• « Napoleon's family was not wealthy, but he had a legitimate noble title recognised by the French state, which meant that he was eligible to join the ranks of noble monopolies such as the officer corps of the French army. »
• « Federalists and Democratic-Republicans competed for the votes of eligible New Jersey women. This radical innovation continued until 1807, when New Jersey restricted voting to free white males. »
• « Voter turnout increased dramatically under the second party system. Approximately 25 percent of eligible voters had voted by 1828. In 1840, voter turnout increased to almost 80 per cent. »