merit system

noun

: a system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based on competence rather than political favoritism

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Congress shaped the administrative state through the Pendleton Act of 1883, creating the merit system for civil servants, and the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, requiring participatory rulemaking in creating regulations. —

Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025 Colangelo hired Diamantis’ daughter for a $99,000 a year job outside the merit system. —

Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024 Knight said the jail implemented a merit system where residents can earn privileges for good behavior, like longer phone calls to loved ones and a later, 10 p.m. bedtime. —

Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024 Luton Town’s rise to the world’s richest soccer league proves England’s fabled merit system still works. —

Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for merit system