Words Like MERITOCRACY

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3 definitions of meritocracy

1 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.

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

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

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