| NOUN | cognition | merit system | the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability |
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| Meaning | The system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability. | |
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| Broader | system, system of rules | A complex of methods or rules governing behavior |
| Opposite | spoils system | The system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power |
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