on merit
idiom
: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications
Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.
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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.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Strangers may encounter your work without personal bias and assess it purely on merit.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Judicial reform could also be implemented to ensure that judges are appointed based on merit rather than ideology.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
Basing the choice on merit alone would make Stroman the obvious choice, as the veteran has struggled and is not part of the Yankees’ future.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Strangers may encounter your work without personal bias and assess it purely on merit.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Judicial reform could also be implemented to ensure that judges are appointed based on merit rather than ideology.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
Basing the choice on merit alone would make Stroman the obvious choice, as the veteran has struggled and is not part of the Yankees’ future.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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