meritocrat
meritocrat · meritocrats
An advocate of meritocracyAn advocate of meritocracy.
Meaning
2 sensesAn advocate of meritocracy.
A person who has authority allegedly based on ability.
Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
plural: meritocrats| Singular | meritocrat |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmeritocratism