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Civil Service Reform
Webster's Dictionary
The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp. the merit system instead of the spoils system in making appointments to office.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Civil Service Reform'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/civil-service-reform.html. 1828.