BAR EXAMINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bar examination mean? 

• BAR EXAMINATION (noun)
  The noun BAR EXAMINATION has 1 sense:

1. an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction

  Familiarity information: BAR EXAMINATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAR EXAMINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bar exam; bar examination

Context example:

he passed the bar exam on his third try

Hypernyms ("bar examination" is a kind of...):

exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)