meritocratic

[ mer-i-tuh-krat-ik ]

/ ˌmɛr ɪ təˈkræt ɪk /

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based on ability and talent rather than class, privilege, or wealth:The prime minister has vowed to create a truly meritocratic country, where everyone will have a fair chance in life.

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Words nearby meritocratic

meristic, merit, merit badge, meritocracy, meritocrat, meritocratic, meritorious, merit pay, merits, merit system, merk

How to use meritocratic in a sentence

Not long ago, the concept of diversity was viewed as anti-meritocratic—even harmful.
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The biggest problem with meritocratic thinking is its obsession with who has earned what.
We Need More Class Traitors: Solving America’s Meritocracy Problem|Jedediah Purdy|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was first and foremost an attempt to wake up America from the torpor of the daily grind under its meritocratic overlords.
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But her model for meritocratic social mobility was predicated upon the value of cutthroat individualism.
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The grandes écoles, the most influential schools, are meant to train a meritocratic elite, and have rigid admission standards.
Death in New York of French Educator Richard Descoings Treated as Suspicious|Christopher Dickey|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST