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MERITOCRATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy
Example:
meritocratic society
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
meritocracy (a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects)
Derivation:
meritocracy (the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth)
meritocracy (a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects)