on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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Some have said scholarship support should be based on merit, not income status.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Emerson found that Corpus prioritized her personal relationship with Aenlle over her duty to make hiring decisions based on merit and equal opportunity.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The pay bump had been previously approved by the City Council based on merit and to ensure her compensation was competitive with other top government executives at local agencies.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Thanks to their deep core of veteran starting pitchers, the Blue Jays are likely going to leave someone off their first-round playoff roster (and potentially longer) that deserves to be there based on merit.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Emerson found that Corpus prioritized her personal relationship with Aenlle over her duty to make hiring decisions based on merit and equal opportunity.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The pay bump had been previously approved by the City Council based on merit and to ensure her compensation was competitive with other top government executives at local agencies.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Thanks to their deep core of veteran starting pitchers, the Blue Jays are likely going to leave someone off their first-round playoff roster (and potentially longer) that deserves to be there based on merit.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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