noun · countable / uncountable · rare

meritocracy

meritocracy · meritocracies

меритократия

Leistungsgesellschaft, Meritokratie

Rule by merit and talentRule by merit and talent.

UK/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/US/mɛɹəˈtɑkɹəsi/

» If such a thing as meritocracy existed, it would be gone within a generation.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Rule by merit and talent.
As a small nation without natural resources, Singapore relies on education and meritocracy to develop its economy.
Meritokratie, Leistungsgesellschaft
меритокра́тияmeritokrátija
(countable, uncountable)A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

More definitions

the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

3 sentences

If such a thing as meritocracy existed, it would be gone within a generation.
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Men like him prove the existence of all manner of privilege while disproving meritocracy.
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Meritocracy is a fairy tale.
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