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meritocracy(dictionary)

meritocracy (iou)



meritocracy noun. M20.
[from MERIT noun + -O- + -CRACY.]
Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of merit, spec. in a competitive educational system; a society governed by such people or in which such people hold power; a ruling or influential class of educated people.
'meritocrat noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of meritocracy, a member of a meritocracy; (b) adjective belonging to a meritocracy: M20.
merito'cratic adjective characterized by meritocracy; of or pertaining to meritocrats or meritocracy: M20.