on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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Federal workers are back in the office and America will hire based on merit.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In other words, where the application process was blind and candidates were judged on merit alone, diversity suffered.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Though Trump’s memo said the change will bring about a refocusing on merit in the pursuit of making America great again, the attorneys general said DEIA programs result in the opposite of discrimination.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
The former House Republican congressman from Texas also vowed to hire and promote spies and analysts based on merit alone, in a reference to Trump's campaign to weed out diversity programs from the federal government.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In other words, where the application process was blind and candidates were judged on merit alone, diversity suffered.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Though Trump’s memo said the change will bring about a refocusing on merit in the pursuit of making America great again, the attorneys general said DEIA programs result in the opposite of discrimination.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
The former House Republican congressman from Texas also vowed to hire and promote spies and analysts based on merit alone, in a reference to Trump's campaign to weed out diversity programs from the federal government.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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“On merit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20merit. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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