meritocracy
Meanings
Plural: meritocracies
Noun
- a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
- the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
- Rule by merit and talent.
- A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
Origin / Etymology
From merit + -o- + -cracy, coined by British sociologist Alan Fox in 1956 in an article in Socialist Commentary from May 1956, used as a derisive term, and popularized by British sociologist Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington in his 1958 book The Rise of the Meritocracy.
Scrabble Score: 20
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