- merit system
- mer′it sys`temn.gov the system or practice in which persons are hired or promoted on the basis of ability rather than patronage
From formal English to slang. 2014.
merit system
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merit system — System used by federal and state governments for hiring and promoting governmental employees to civil service positions on the basis of competence. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. merit system … Law dictionary
merit system — ☆ merit system n. a system of hiring and promoting people to civil service positions on the basis of merit as determined by competitive examinations … English World dictionary
Merit system — The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. It is the opposite of the spoils system. History The earliest example of a merit… … Wikipedia
merit system — noun the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability • Ant: ↑spoils system • Hypernyms: ↑system, ↑system of rules * * * noun : the system of appointing employees to office in the civil service and of promoting them… … Useful english dictionary
merit system — System used by federal and state governments for hiring and promoting governmental employees to civil service positions on basis of competence. See also civil service Merit Systems Protection Board … Black's law dictionary
merit system — System used by federal and state governments for hiring and promoting governmental employees to civil service positions on basis of competence. See also civil service Merit Systems Protection Board … Black's law dictionary
merit system — The system in the Civil Service whereby appointments and promotions are made according to the merit and fitness rather than by way of political favor. 15 Am J2d Civ S § 20 … Ballentine's law dictionary
merit system — noun Date: 1879 a system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based on competence rather than political favoritism … New Collegiate Dictionary
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. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
merit system — method for promoting employees based on their achievements … English contemporary dictionary
