Merit system

The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections.^[1] It is the opposite of the spoils system.

^ Monitoring Merit. Institute of Public Administration of Canada. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-55061-049-9.

[meritmonitor-1] Monitoring Merit. Institute of Public Administration of Canada. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-55061-049-9.

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