In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.
When it comes to work, there is a fear factor around meritocracy. People are afraid of being openly judged. However, when you know what you are being measured against, it's empowering.
Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.
Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
We all want merit to mean something, and we all may be tempted to reduce that meaning to something measurable and concrete like an SAT score. The reality, though, is that who deserves entry into an institution depends on what the institution exists to do.
America is a meritocracy.
The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it's judicial or otherwise - I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system.