merit /merˈit/

1. Excellence that deserves honour or reward
2. Worth
3. Value
4. Desert
5. That which one deserves, whether reward or punishment (archaic)
6. (in pl, esp in law) the intrinsic right or wrong

1. To earn
2. To have a right to claim as a reward
3. To deserve

To acquire merit

meritocˈracy noun

1. The class of people who are in prominent positions because of their ability, real or apparent
2. Government by this class

merˈitōcrat noun

meritōcratˈic adjective

meritorious /-tōrˈ or -törˈ/ adjective

1. Possessing merit or desert
2. Deserving of reward, honour, or praise

meritorˈiously adverb

meritorˈiousness noun

order of merit

1. Arrangement in which the best is placed first, the next best second, and so on
2. (caps) a strictly limited British order, instituted in 1902, awarded for eminence in any field (abbrev OM)

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