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MERITOCRACY

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• MERITOCRACY (noun)
The noun MERITOCRACY has 2 senses:

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

Familiarity information: MERITOCRACY used as a noun is rare.

• MERITOCRACY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("meritocracy" is a kind of...):

social organisation; social organization; social structure; social system; structure (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("meritocracy" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

"Do as you would be done by."
(English proverb)
"It's better to say «good work» than «I hope to find you well»."
(Albanian proverb)
"The ass went seeking for horns and lost his ears."
(Arabic proverb)
"Who does well, meets goodwill."
(Dutch proverb)

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