- 1[countable, uncountable] a country or social system where people get power or money on the basis of their ability
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- 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