Term: merit system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability
Candidate hypernym: system: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior → 1
Candidate hypernym: text file: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters → 0
Candidate hypernym: guevina: one species: Chilean nut → 0
Candidate hypernym: onset: the beginning or early stages → 0
Candidate hypernym: editorial department: the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication → 0
Candidate hypernym: hotchpotch: a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables → 0
Candidate hypernym: algorithmic language: an artificial language designed to express algorithms → 0
Candidate hypernym: esquire: a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name → 0
Candidate hypernym: quark cheese: fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet → 0
Candidate hypernym: indexing: the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus senna: genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia → 0