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Noun Concept
Categories: Social philosophy, Political neologisms, Political philosophy, Affirmative action, Pages using sidebar with the child parameter
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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
Type of organisation Wikidata
A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition. Wiktionary
IS A
political orientation
social system
form of state
form of government
DERIVATION
meritocratic
DIFFERENT FROM
achieving society
NAMED AFTER
desert
OPPOSITE OF
cronyism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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meritocracy
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meritocracy
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meritocracy
Wiktionary
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meritocracy
Wikipedia Redirections
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axiocracy, Criticism of meritocracy, Meritarian, meritocracy trap, Meritocrat, meritocratic, Meritocratism
Wikidata Alias
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meritokracie

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