Meaning of merit-based | Babel Free

Definitions

Derived from one's academic or extracurricular achievements rather than one's financial need.

Examples

“Last week, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected as “condescending” President Trump’s proposal for a more merit-based immigration policy, she provided a metaphor not just for the shattered condition of Washington’s governance of immigration, but also for the Democratic Party’s ideologically rigid disavowal of all principles of immigration constraint.”

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