meritocracy

Noun
  1. A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects (synset 107989535)
    is a type of: social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
  2. The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth (synset 106228761)
    is a type of: ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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