merit system
a system or policy whereby people are promoted or rewarded on the basis of ability and achievement rather than because of seniority, quotas, patronage, or the like.
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How to use merit system in a sentence
The commissioners took an oath to uphold the California Constitution, including the merit system rules, and your suggestion was abhorrent.
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | December 24, 2020 | ProPublicaThe only relief, concluded the report, was to be found in a thoroughgoing merit system of appointing civil servants.
Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 | Charles A. BeardThis merit system is in operation to-day and is a most excellent thing, only becoming dangerous when extended too far.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt | Edward StratemeyerSince 1904 a merit system has been applied in the advancement of teachers; civil service rules cover the rest of the employees.
A law was passed establishing a Commission which was to introduce the merit system.
Theodore Roosevelt and His Times | Harold Howland
Nevertheless, the "merit system" has not met the expectations of its most enthusiastic supporters.
The Promise Of American Life | Herbert David Croly
British Dictionary definitions for merit system
US the system of employing and promoting civil servants solely on the basis of ability rather than patronage: Compare spoils system
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