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Merit system   /mˈɛrət sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Merit system

noun
1.
The system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability.  Antonym: spoils system.





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"Merit system" Quotes from Famous Books



... this Ch'aka called a halt and the tattered slaves huddled around while he poked through the basket. He called them over one at a time and gave them one or more of the roots according to some merit system of his own. The basket was almost empty when he poked his club ...
— The Ethical Engineer • Henry Maxwell Dempsey


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