a system or society in which people have influence or status according to their abilities and achievements rather than because of the social class to which they belong
Synonyms and related words
Social class and attitudes to class
above your station
background
beginnings
derived word
meritocratic
adjective
Synonyms and related words
Social class and attitudes to class
above your station
background
beginnings
meritocracy
noun countable/uncountable
US /ˌmerɪˈtɑkrəsi/
Word Forms
singular
meritocracy
plural
meritocracies
DEFINITIONS1
1
a system or society in which people have influence or status according to their abilities and achievements rather than because of their social class