NOUN | group | meritocracy | a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects |
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cognition | meritocracy | the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth |
Sounds | mehrihtao'krahsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects. | |
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Broader | social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure | The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
Spanish | meritocracia | |
Catalan | meritocràcia | |
Adjectives | meritocratic | relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy / meritocracy |
Meaning | The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth. | |
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Broader | political orientation, ideology, political theory | An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
Spanish | meritocracia | |
Catalan | meritocràcia | |
Adjectives | meritocratic | relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy / meritocracy |
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