meritocracy
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsi/
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meritocracia
- A true meritocracy ensures that promotions are based on skills and hard work, not personal connections.
- the idea of meritocracy
Having said that, I think meritocracy has been a disappointment.
- Having said that, I think meritocracy has been a disappointment.
- Yes, there was a time when everyone believed in meritocracy as the most important thing.
- It didn't feel like a meritocracy or like your life was in your own hands.
- Now we want to believe these institutions are meritocracy.
- Let's not underestimate what it will take to create that great meritocracy.
- Meaning fundamentally Hollywood is is is is not a meritocracy.
- It's, it's not a perfect meritocracy, but it's about as close as you can get to a meritocracy.
- In this incarnation, the the issue was about the loss of sporting meritocracy.
- And again, there wasn't, there was this really fierce belief that this was a meritocracy.
- And this past months was all about the myth of meritocracy and neppo babies and kind of the insidious back story of how the Oscars are even decided.
- Like and, and by the way, it's called meritocracy and capitalism.
- Elon Musk says that today it seems Republicans are the party of the meritocracy.
Examples
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We believe in meritocracy, that the most able should be selected for any given position.
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The competitive college entrance examination was a good illustration of the meritocracy principle that both Taiwan and mainland China followed.
Academic text (1996) -
This is the plan to deliver them and to set Britain on the path to being the great meritocracy of the world.
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Yes, there was a time when everyone believed in meritocracy as the most important thing.
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Look, this is a meritocracy.
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We need an example of how commerce would work in a meritocracy.
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So having a more flexible and broader system of meritocracy is something I believe deeply in.
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At the same time, elite institutions moved toward a meritocracy.
Academic text (1999) -
We like to think that success is a meritocracy; tough, but achievable, given enough hard work.
Blog text (30) -
The tech industry has always prided itself on being a meritocracy where bureaucracy is anathema and good always wins.
Blog text (16)
Synonyms
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3.7
A way to hire and promote people in government or companies based on ability
Antonyms
How Meritocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meritocracy comes from merit ('deserve' or 'quality') and -cracy ('rule'), the same ending as in democracy. So it literally means 'rule by merit' and describes a system where people are chosen by their ability and achievements.