on the merits

based on the qualities of someone or something, or on the facts of a situation The mayor makes job appointments only on the merits.

Usage notes: used especially in legal decisions: His pardon was granted solely on the merits.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maaria	MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish
Jez	JEZ	English (British)
Tafadzwa	-	Southern African, Shona
Reid	REED	English
Jaime (1)	HIE-me (Spanish), ZHIEM (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Aune	OW-ne	Finnish