transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmer-ə-ˈtä-krə-sē ]
noun
( plural -cies )
Etymology: merit (I) + -o- + -cracy
Date: 1958
1. : a system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on the basis of their achievement
2. : leadership selected on the basis of intellectual criteria
• mer·it·o·crat·ic ˌmer-ə-tə-ˈkra-tik adjective