merit
91merit badge — noun a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects • Hypernyms: ↑badge * * * an insignia or device granted by the Boy Scouts, worn esp. on a uniform to indicate special achievement. Cf. proficiency badge. * * * merit badge [merit …
92merit system — noun the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability • Ant: ↑spoils system • Hypernyms: ↑system, ↑system of rules * * * noun : the system of appointing employees to office in the civil service and of promoting them… …
93Merit, Order of — ▪ British honour British honorary institution founded by Edward VII in 1902 to reward those who provided especially eminent service in the armed forces or particularly distinguished themselves in science, art, literature, or the promotion… …
94Merit-Aton — Meritaton in Hieroglyphen …
95merit rating — / merɪt ˌreɪtɪŋ/ noun the process of judging how well an employee works, so that payment can be according to merit …
96merit system — System used by federal and state governments for hiring and promoting governmental employees to civil service positions on basis of competence. See also civil service Merit Systems Protection Board …
97Merit Systems Protection Board — As successor to the U.S. Civil Service Commission, this Board has responsibility for hearing and adjudicating appeals by Federal employees of adverse personnel actions, such as removals, suspensions, and demotions. It also resolves cases… …
98merit system — System used by federal and state governments for hiring and promoting governmental employees to civil service positions on basis of competence. See also civil service Merit Systems Protection Board …
99Merit Systems Protection Board — As successor to the U.S. Civil Service Commission, this Board has responsibility for hearing and adjudicating appeals by Federal employees of adverse personnel actions, such as removals, suspensions, and demotions. It also resolves cases… …
100merit system — The system in the Civil Service whereby appointments and promotions are made according to the merit and fitness rather than by way of political favor. 15 Am J2d Civ S § 20 …
