meritocracy
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definition
noun
For the first time in the 20th century, Britain's agonisingly slow progress towards meritocracy went into reverse.
government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability.
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Given the names initially under consideration and the ones denied an airing, it is obvious that political unions rather than 'meritocracy' still carry the greater weight.
A genuine political 'meritocracy' would be representative of the general population, because it would include people from all genders and communities and would exclude only those without merit.
She then went on to talk gushingly about the joys of a 'meritocracy' - a society in which people are rewarded on the basis of merit, rather than on any other basis.
As he explains it, ‘This is supposed to be a 'meritocracy' and you're supposed to earn what you have.’
While Prussia had used nationalism to overcome France's advantage in recruiting, it found that adopting a 'meritocracy' was more difficult.
The political system, however, is not a 'meritocracy' in the same sense.
He inherited from the French Revolution a 'meritocracy' .
In his first Observer article Hattersley complained that 'meritocracy' was incompatible with social democracy.
If no one accuses me of saying that we're living in a caste system or rigid class society I promise not to ask anyone to defend our society as a pure 'meritocracy' .
Some people think a 'meritocracy' would reward literary novelists more than those who write formula romances.
Whether you live in a feudal system or a 'meritocracy' , the only ambitions worth having are for your soul.
A true 'meritocracy' is tougher in this regard (note that affirmative action may benefit some whites, for this reason).
Gillmor outlines a utopian world of media 'meritocracy' , where a blogger with a tiny readership can compete on equal terms with the New York Times or the BBC.
It's the end of 'meritocracy' , let alone democracy.
He says Republicans believe in 'meritocracy' and recognise those with good ideas.
The company was a true 'meritocracy' where a guy with a bit of chutzpah, a common touch and a love of money could go a long way.
Who was the UK General in the First World War who rose from the ranks - dispelling the idea that Edwardian Britain wasn't a 'meritocracy' ?
They would call this a 'meritocracy' , others would see it merely entrenching the moneyed aristocracy.
Second, Catalyst's paper challenges the legitimacy of a 'meritocracy' : why should the banker be vastly richer than the nurse or street-cleaner?
Equality of opportunity is then either a means to 'meritocracy' or partly constitutive of it.
Surveying this phenomenon has led me to review my own rise in the academic 'meritocracy' , with surprising results.
In the earlier article, Herrnstein argued that our society is a 'meritocracy' where not only does the cream rise to the top, but it starts near the top from day one.
That makes it a good focus for a discussion of 'meritocracy' , reverse discrimination, innate abilities, cultural prejudice and so on.
‘You have no choice but to have a complete 'meritocracy' and have the competition of the best ideas, best talents and the best people regardless of their backgrounds,’ Yang said.
We have a 'meritocracy' of money in which good public education is passed on from one generation to the next.
What is happening to the campaigning steamroller that was going to propel the new prophets of technocratic and 'meritocracy' craving Labor into power?
France, which prides itself on being a 'meritocracy' , has slowly ossified into its default mode of hierarchy.
The problem with Liang's novels is that it is a rigid 'meritocracy' - people are graded on their martial art skills, and when a superior fighter encounters an inferior fighter, the outcome is always the same.
He did his best, offering equal citizenship, collective solidarity, 'meritocracy' and mutual respect as his core Party values.
Well at least we don't live in a 'meritocracy' that says that people with degrees should earn more than minimum wage.
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