on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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Everything is driven by ulterior political motives to court popularity and to win reelection — even setting aside a seat on the United States Supreme Court for a Black woman, insinuating the appointment was not based on merit.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
Profound economic, social and cultural changes — deindustrialization, the loss of secure jobs, the breakdown of unions and party structures — have so remade politics that even policies that should appeal to such voters cannot persuade them on merit alone.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The 1883 Pendleton Act was passed to promote a federal workforce based on merit, not partisan bias.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
But plans to change admission rules have faced legal and political challenges from conservatives and others who argue that such re-engineering amounts to an attack on merit and excellence.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
This sharp focus on merit measured through balance sheet and income statement gains cements leadership development’s strategic status beyond a nice-to-have talent perk.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Rufo’s speech came at a perfect time to highlight the reality that the meritocracy has never been fully based on merit, and even conservatives in modern-day America hand out jobs based on qualifications and criteria that have little to do with ability.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2024
The judge ruled that Disney lacked standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s claims against the governor’s oversight board failed on merit — a win for DeSantis.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
However, on Wednesday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that Disney lacked standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s claims against the governor’s oversight board fail on merit.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
Profound economic, social and cultural changes — deindustrialization, the loss of secure jobs, the breakdown of unions and party structures — have so remade politics that even policies that should appeal to such voters cannot persuade them on merit alone.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The 1883 Pendleton Act was passed to promote a federal workforce based on merit, not partisan bias.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
But plans to change admission rules have faced legal and political challenges from conservatives and others who argue that such re-engineering amounts to an attack on merit and excellence.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
This sharp focus on merit measured through balance sheet and income statement gains cements leadership development’s strategic status beyond a nice-to-have talent perk.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Rufo’s speech came at a perfect time to highlight the reality that the meritocracy has never been fully based on merit, and even conservatives in modern-day America hand out jobs based on qualifications and criteria that have little to do with ability.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2024
The judge ruled that Disney lacked standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s claims against the governor’s oversight board failed on merit — a win for DeSantis.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
However, on Wednesday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that Disney lacked standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s claims against the governor’s oversight board fail on merit.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
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“On merit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20merit. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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