Difference between Competent and Meritorious

COMPETENT vs MERITORIOUS: NOUN

Properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
Adequate for the purpose
Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Legally qualified or sufficient
Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

In physical geography, of a stream, capable of transporting fragments of a given size.
In geology, having sufficient firmness and strength to transmit pressure to other strata or to lift an overlying burden, as a rock or stratum.
Adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional
Answering all requirements; suitable; fit; sufficient or adequate for the purpose: as, competent supplies of food and clothing; an army competent to the defense of the kingdom.
Having ability or capacity; properly qualified: as, a competent bookkeeper.
In law, having legal capacity or qualification: as, a competent judge or court; a competent witness.
Rightfully or lawfully belonging; pertaining by right; permissible: followed by to.
Fitted, etc. See qualified.

Proficient, Empowered, Competency, Skilled, Sane, Competence, Knowledgeable, Incompetent, Able, Workmanlike, Efficient, Adequate, Effective, Capable, Qualified

Qualified, Deserves, Competent, Creditable, Outstanding, Worthwhile, Laudable, Excellence, Distinguished, Commendable, Praiseworthy, Merit, Deserving, Meritable, Worthy

Proficient, Empowered, Competency, Skilled, Sane, Competence, Knowledgeable, Incompetent, Able, Workmanlike, Efficient, Adequate, Effective, Capable, Qualified

Admissible, Qualified, Competent, Creditable, Outstanding, Worthwhile, Laudable, Excellence, Distinguished, Commendable, Praiseworthy, Merit, Deserving, Meritable, Worthy

Sufficient staff are competent in operating the system.
CDD information available to competent authorities on request.
Definition Client is mentally competent when giving consent.
Are changes reviewed and authorized by competent personnel?
Trustee may apply to a court of competent.
Structural elements will be designed and constructed by competent professionals, and certified or approved by competent authorities or professionals.
These previously expressed preferences by adolescents competent to consent or the parents of minors not competent to consent must be respected by researchers.
Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that makes less competent people overestimate their abilities and more competent people underestimate them.
Interestingly, there is some discrepancy between the GMC guidance relating to competent children as opposed to competent adults.
Competent, professionally run organisations have a better chance to attract competent people.

Krtina means one who has performed meritorious work.
Meritorious Service Medal, according to the news release.
Meritorious works have nothing to do with faith.
GAOdeclined to make a Meritorious Claims Act recommendation.
Other meritorious cases as determined by the Registrar.
Christians for their meritorious service to the Master.
Johnny Kilroy were presented Oregon Meritorious Service Medals.
Soldiers were to be rewarded for meritorious service.
To slay such a woman would be meritorious.
Rafraichissant la page are meritorious and for candidates who are meritorious and for candidates who are in need of to.