meritocracy

mer·i·toc·ra·cy  (mr-tkr-s)

n. pl. mer·i·toc·ra·cies

1. A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.

2.

a. A group of leaders or officeholders selected on the basis of individual ability or achievement.

b. Leadership by such a group.

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merit·o·crat (--t-krt) n.

merit·o·cratic adj.

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meritocracy [ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior talents or intellect

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the persons constituting such a group

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a social system formed on such a basis

meritocrat  n

meritocratic  [ˌmɛrɪtəˈkrætɪk] adj

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meritocracy

a powerful class composed of people who have achieved position on the basis of their merit rather than by birth or privilege. — meritocrat, n.

See also: Society

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meritocracy - a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects 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; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
	2.	meritocracy - the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Translations

meritocracy [ˌmerɪˈtɒkrəsɪ] N → meritocracia f

meritocracy [ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsi] n → méritocratie f
merit system n (US) → système m d'évaluation au mérite

meritocracy

n → Leistungsgesellschaft f, → Meritokratie f (geh)

meritocracy [ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ] n → meritocrazia