D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

meritocracy

· IPA /mɛɹəˈtɑkɹəsi/
01 n. A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.
  1. 1.
    A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.
  2. 2.
    The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.