meritocracies

noun

the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth

a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

Roots

meritummerito- · Latin · merit kratoscraci- · Greek · rule es-es · English · plural

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