on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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Araujo’s release feels more like a quiet rebalancing of the books than a cut based on merit.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Attorneys are now promoted based on merit instead of service time.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Make promotion decisions based on merit, rather than preferential bias, and the ship can sail smoothly for generations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
During a May 21, 2025, hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, some witnesses argued that using test scores allows colleges to admit students based on merit.
—Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Attorneys are now promoted based on merit instead of service time.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Make promotion decisions based on merit, rather than preferential bias, and the ship can sail smoothly for generations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
During a May 21, 2025, hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, some witnesses argued that using test scores allows colleges to admit students based on merit.
—Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on merit
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“On merit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20merit. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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