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Active military duty has the meaning given that term in 5 CFR 211.102(f).
Certificate means a list of eligibles from which an appointing officer selects one or more applicants for appointment.
Objection means an agency's request to remove a candidate from consideration on a particular certificate.
Pass over request means an objection filed against a preference eligible that results in the selection of a non-preference eligible.
[74 FR 30461, June 26, 2009]
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