meritocratic

adj

Etymology

From merit + -o- + -cratic or meritocrat + -ic.

  1. derived from *(s)mer-
  2. derived from meritum
  3. derived from merite
  4. derived from merit
  5. inherited from merit
  6. formed as meritocratic — “merit + -o- + -cratic

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a meritocracy.

    • Sixty years on from Young’s book, a pure product of meritocratic training has emerged to write what he hopes will be the epitaph for his class.
    • And now Mr. Markovits is taking his message to the masses, with a big new book arguing that the meritocratic ideal has not only fed rampant inequality and hollowed out the middle class, but also threatens democracy itself.

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