on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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Trump has defended these efforts, saying hiring and other practices should be based purely on merit.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, Gisele’s place in the pool is fully warranted on merit, separate from 20-year-old Angel City forward Alyssa’s own rising stock.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The ordinance also would require the city to hire and promote employees solely based on merit.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
In the United States, the 1883 Pendleton Act created a professionalized civil service in which hiring is based on merit.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, Gisele’s place in the pool is fully warranted on merit, separate from 20-year-old Angel City forward Alyssa’s own rising stock.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The ordinance also would require the city to hire and promote employees solely based on merit.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
In the United States, the 1883 Pendleton Act created a professionalized civil service in which hiring is based on merit.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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“On merit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20merit. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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