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meritocracy
[ mer-i-tok-ruh-see ]
noun
- an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class, privilege, or wealth.
- a system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced:
The dean believes the educational system should be a meritocracy.
- leadership by able and talented persons.
meritocracy
/ 藢m蓻r瑟t蓹藞kr忙t瑟k; 藢m蓻r瑟藞t蓲kr蓹s瑟 /
noun
- rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior talents or intellect
- the persons constituting such a group
- a social system formed on such a basis
meritocracy
- A government or society in which citizens who display superior achievement are rewarded with positions of leadership. In a meritocracy, all citizens have the opportunity to be recognized and advanced in proportion to their abilities and accomplishments. The ideal of meritocracy has become controversial because of its association with the use of tests of intellectual ability, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test , to regulate admissions to elite colleges and universities. Many contend that an individual's performance on these tests reflects his or her social class and family environment more than ability.
Derived Forms
- 藞尘别谤颈迟辞藢肠谤补迟, noun
- meritocratic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 尘别谤路颈路迟辞路肠谤补迟路颈肠 [mer-i-t, uh, -, krat, -ik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of meritocracy1
Example Sentences
鈥淚n this business you have very little control of any outcome, and it鈥檚 not a meritocracy,鈥 Boneta says.
They want to pretend that the world is a meritocracy where white men just happen to be the best.
To move closer to the elusive ideal of a true meritocracy where the best of the best rise to the top, it鈥檚 time for an entirely new approach.
Decades of relying on the rules of an ostensible meritocracy, however, have proven one thing: that it's an illusory social ideal.
There鈥檚 the mythology of capitalist meritocracy at work, which is still championed by many people who鈥檝e been failed by both major political parties.
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