Meritocracy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.
  • n. A group of leaders or officeholders selected on the basis of individual ability or achievement.
  • n. Leadership by such a group.
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  • n. Rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.
  • n. The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
  • n. a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    political theory    political orientation    ideology    social structure    structure   
    Form
    meritocratic    meritocrat   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contestability    anti-americanism    arrangment    progressiveness    variableness   
     
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