Associations to the word «Meritocracy»

Wiktionary

MERITOCRACY, noun. Rule by merit, and talent.
MERITOCRACY, noun. A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

Dictionary definition

MERITOCRACY, noun. A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.
MERITOCRACY, noun. The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca