noun (plural -cies) Etymology: 1merit + -o- + -cracy Date: 1958 a system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on the basis of their achievement, leadership selected on the basis of intellectual criteria, meritocratic adjective
MERITOCRACY
Meaning of MERITOCRACY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012