Definition of Meritocratic

1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy. "Meritocratic society"

Derivative terms: Meritocracy, Meritocracy
Partainyms: Meritocracy

Definition of Meritocratic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to a meritocracy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meritocratic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meritocratic

merit system
meritable
merited
meritedly
merithallus
meriting
meriting(p)
meritless
meritlessly
meritlessness
meritmonger
meritmongers
meritocracies
meritocracy
meritocrat
meritocratic (current term)
meritocratically
meritocrats
meritorious
meritoriously
meritoriousness
meritory
meritot
merits
merk
merkel cells
merking
merkingdom
merkins

Literary usage of Meritocratic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Divided by Information?: The "digital Divide" and the Implications of the by Perri 6, Ben Jupp (2001)
"Moreover, by focusing on individual characteristics rather than group membership, meritocratic institutions seem, at first sight, to avoid many of the ..."

2. Tomorrow's Politics: The Third Way and Beyond by Ian Christie, Ian Hargreaves (1998)
"In the first place (were it achievable), a radically meritocratic society would create deep inequalities of outcome, which would threaten social cohesion. ..."

3. Understanding the Brain: Towards a New Learning Science by OECD Staff (2002)
"The meritocratic principle gives power and influence to those who can demonstrate the highest ability. 1n a meritocracy, one of the principal functions of ..."

4. After Social Democracy: Politics, Capitalism and the Common Life by John Gray (1996)
"The practical result of social-democratic opposition to meritocratic policies in state schools can then only be the development of an increasingly ..."

5. The Validity of Testing in Education & Employment by Eileen R. Rudert (1997)
"Affirmative action means taking responsibility for the makeup of our institutions, not hiding behind some allegedly scientific or meritocratic test. ..."

6. Fighting for the Good Cause: Reflections on Francis Galton's Legacy to by Gerald Sweeney (2001)
"^"Hereditary Improvement," 124 for meritocratic sentiments, 116 and 123 for his assertion that he was ..."

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