Merit system and Spoils system

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Merit system noun - The system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability.

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Spoils system is an antonym for merit system.

Spoils system noun - The system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power.

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Merit system is an antonym for spoils system.

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