- 1[countable, uncountable] a country or social system where people get power or money on the basis of their ability
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- 2the meritocracy [singular] the group of people with power in this kind of social system
NAmE//ˌmɛrət̮əˈkræt̮ɪk//
adjective a meritocratic systemSee meritocracy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: meritocracy