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Noun Concept
Categories: Rule by a subset of population, Liberalism, Affirmative action, Political philosophy, Social philosophy
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meritocracy  axiocracy  Criticism of meritocracy  Meritarian  meritocracy trap
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The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth WordNet 3.0
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The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Meritocracy is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth or social class. Wikipedia
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A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition. Wiktionary
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