MERITOCRACY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
   Hypernyms(s) meritocracy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
   Hypernyms(s) meritocracy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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