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单词 meritocracy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mer•i•toc•ra•cy /ˌmɛrɪˈtɑkrəsi/USA pronunciation  n., pl. -cies. 
  1. a system in which talented persons are rewarded and advanced: [uncountable]The concept of meritocracy was foreign to our company.[countable]Meritocracies exist in some companies.
See -cracy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mer•i•toc•ra•cy  (mer′i tok′rə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. Sociologyan elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
  2. Sociologya system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced:The dean believes the educational system should be a meritocracy.
  3. Sociologyleadership by able and talented persons.
  • 1955–60; merit + -o- + -cracy
mer•i•to•crat•ic  (mer′i tə krat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
meritocracy /ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)
  1. rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior talents or intellect
  2. the persons constituting such a group
  3. a social system formed on such a basis

meritocratic /ˌmɛrɪtəˈkrætɪk/ adj
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