| 单词 | meritocracy |
| 释义 | meritocracy (once / 48640 pages) n Meritocracy is the belief — or a social system founded on that belief — that rulers should be chosen for their abilities rather than for their wealth or family tree. Meritocracy, coined in 1958 by Michael Young, is a combination of merit ("goodness worthy of praise or reward") and aristocracy, meaning "the highest class in certain societies." In a government based on meritocracy, the leaders are chosen because they are the smartest and have best judgment. They can come from the poorest, most humble background just as long as they are the most noble and fit to rule. WORD FAMILYmeritocracy: meritocracies, meritocratic+/meritocratic: meritocratically USAGE EXAMPLESEpisode of the year: Carlos Doesn’t Remember, the story of one scholarship student that interrogates the concept of meritocracy in the American education system. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Trump is the end of meritocracy in government. New York Times(Nov 12, 2016) “Because the Star Fleet is supposed to be a meritocracy,” Takei says. Los Angeles Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1n a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects Hyper 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 2n the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth Hyper ideology, political orientation, political theory an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
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