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.

---

merit·o·crat (--t-krt) n.

merit·o·cratic adj.

---

meritocracy [mer-it-tok-rass-ee]

Noun

pl -cies a social system in which power is held by the most talented or intelligent people

meritocrat n
meritocratic adj

---

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 [mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsɪ] n → meritocracia

meritocracy [mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsɪ] n → méritocratie f

meritocracy [mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsɪ] merit n → Leistungsgesellschaft f

meritocracy [mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsɪ] n → meritocrazia