personal characteristic
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandcharacteristic
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcharacteristic.
personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
See more atpersonal
characteristic
noun[C]
uk/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
See more atcharacteristic
(Definition ofpersonalandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpersonal characteristic
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The finalpersonalcharacteristicwe examine is country of birth, which has not been as extensively studied in the literature as the other personal characteristics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, anotherpersonalcharacteristicthat may have some bearing on participation is country of birth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Anotherpersonalcharacteristicthat seems to affect investment decision-making is family situation, in particular marriage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The thirdpersonalcharacteristicrelevant to using strategic resources is a president's ability to identify and use information that is salient to his policy goal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Apersonalcharacteristiccan be context relevant - and unfit to ground a claim of discrimination - for reasons that are unfair.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another commonly examinedpersonalcharacteristicis age.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Surely this parent is allowing someone to merit incumbency of the position of her child only on condition that she has thepersonalcharacteristicof being female.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the labor law example "discrimination" is used to describe a particular type of decisionmaking, where differentiations are made between people on the basis of apersonalcharacteristic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Her most notablepersonalcharacteristicis her carrying voice.
From
Wikipedia
They must possess all the qualities of the claimant except for thepersonalcharacteristicat issue.
From
Wikipedia
Where analysed by personal characteristics, these have related to the head of household.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They do not observe, at the individual level, personal characteristics such as educational background, physical strength, and other talents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The differences in frequency of various social and personal characteristics have been analysed, thus providing a profile of each kind of typical acceptor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A president is not simply a bundle of personal characteristics operating in a vacuum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These include situational factors (linguistic, cultural, economic, political, and social), personal characteristics of the students, and the role of the family.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Organisational leaders, it is asserted, are self-selected regarding the crucial personal characteristics, so that varying organisational outcomes cannot be imputed to them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, there are larger differences in the personal characteristics of ministers at different ranks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Concerning the determinants of political innovation, several contributions emphasize the importance of personal characteristics of individuals involved in political decision-making processes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Second, it relates the level of deprivation of the individuals in the sample to their personal characteristics and circumstances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofpersonal
Go to the definition ofcharacteristic
See other collocations withcharacteristic