omnicompetentadj.
/ˌɒmnᵻˈkɒmpᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌɑmnəˈkɑmpədənt/, /ˌɑmnəˈkɑmpətnt/, /ˌɑmniˈkɑmpədənt/, /ˌɑmniˈkɑmpətnt/ Competent to deal with everything; spec. possessing jurisdiction or authority to act in all matters.
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the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > having all-round ability
various1621
versatile1786
many-sided1823
omnicompetent1827
all-sided1833
polytropic1838
all round1867
society > law > legal power > [adjective] > possessing legal authority to act > in all matters
omnicompetent1827
1827 J. Bentham Logical Arrangem. in Wks. (1843) X. 561/2 Judicature undiscontinued..Judicatories omnicompetent.
1889 F. W. Maitland Sel. Pleas Manorial Courts p. lvi Men no longer see any objection to the King's court making itself an omnicompetent court of first instance.
1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism ii. 124 Recent political theory has been prolific in criticisms of the omnicompetent state.
1961 Economist 30 Dec. 1276/1 A sort of ghostly middleman between omnipurpose boroughs and omnicompetent Government departments.
1988 R. Davies Lyre of Orpheus 377 So: the omnicompetent Planché is going to have a finger in the pie, even if we don't use his horrible libretto, thought Darcourt.
2000 P. Saccio Shakespeare's Eng. Kings iii. 58 Moderns..accustomed to vast and legally omnicompetent governments..expect too much from medieval kings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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