If such a thing as meritocracy existed, it would be gone within a generation.
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Meritocracy
//mɛɹəˈtɑkɹəsi//
Synonyms for "meritocracy" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
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Related words (13)
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8 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 30 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- meritocràcia noun (rule by merit)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 任人唯賢 /任人唯贤 noun (rule by merit)
- 精英政治 noun (rule by merit)
- 精英管理 noun (rule by merit)
- 英才管理 noun (rule by merit)
Czech
1 entries- meritokracie noun (rule by merit)
Danish
1 entries- meritokrati noun (rule by merit)
Dutch
1 entries- meritocratie noun (rule by merit)
Finnish
1 entries- meritokratia noun (rule by merit)
French
1 entries- méritocratie noun (rule by merit)
Georgian
1 entries- მერიტოკრატია noun (rule by merit)
German
2 entries- Leistungsgesellschaft noun (rule by merit)
- Meritokratie noun (rule by merit)
Greek
1 entries- αξιοκρατία noun (rule by merit)
Hungarian
1 entries- meritokrácia noun (rule by merit)
Icelandic
2 entries- gáfumannaveldi noun (rule by merit)
- veldi hæfileikamanna noun (rule by merit)
Indonesian
1 entries- meritokrasi noun (rule by merit)
Irish
1 entries- tuilleamhlathas noun (rule by merit)
Italian
1 entries- meritocrazia noun (rule by merit)
Japanese
1 entries- 能力主義 noun (rule by merit)
Kazakh
1 entries- меритократия noun (rule by merit)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- меритократия noun (rule by merit)
Malay
1 entries- meritokrasi noun (rule by merit)
Persian
1 entries- شایستهسالاری noun (rule by merit)
Polish
1 entries- merytokracja noun (rule by merit)
Portuguese
1 entries- meritocracia noun (rule by merit)
Punjabi
2 entries- ਯੋਗਤਾਤੰਤਰ noun (rule by merit)
- ਯੋਗਤਾਰਾਜ noun (rule by merit)
Romanian
1 entries- meritocrație noun (rule by merit)
Russian
1 entries- меритокра́тия noun (rule by merit)
Slovak
1 entries- meritokracia noun (rule by merit)
Spanish
1 entries- meritocracia noun (rule by merit)
Swedish
1 entries- meritokrati noun (rule by merit)
Thai
1 entries- คุณธรรมนิยม noun (rule by merit)
Turkish
1 entries- meritokrasi noun (rule by merit)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Meritocracy is a fairy tale.
Source: tatoeba (11280337)
Men like him prove the existence of all manner of privilege while disproving meritocracy.
Source: tatoeba (12979403)
As a small nation without natural resources, Singapore relies on education and meritocracy to develop its economy.
Source: wiktionary
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