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Definition of Meritocratic
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy. "Meritocratic society"
Definition of Meritocratic
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a meritocracy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meritocratic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meritocratic
Literary usage of Meritocratic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Divided by Information?: The "digital Divide" and the Implications of the by Perri 6, Ben Jupp (2001)
"Moreover, by focusing on individual characteristics rather than group membership,
meritocratic institutions seem, at first sight, to avoid many of the ..."
2. Tomorrow's Politics: The Third Way and Beyond by Ian Christie, Ian Hargreaves (1998)
"In the first place (were it achievable), a radically meritocratic society would
create deep inequalities of outcome, which would threaten social cohesion. ..."
3. Understanding the Brain: Towards a New Learning Science by OECD Staff (2002)
"The meritocratic principle gives power and influence to those who can demonstrate
the highest ability. 1n a meritocracy, one of the principal functions of ..."
4. After Social Democracy: Politics, Capitalism and the Common Life by John Gray (1996)
"The practical result of social-democratic opposition to meritocratic policies in
state schools can then only be the development of an increasingly ..."
5. The Validity of Testing in Education & Employment by Eileen R. Rudert (1997)
"Affirmative action means taking responsibility for the makeup of our institutions,
not hiding behind some allegedly scientific or meritocratic test. ..."
6. Fighting for the Good Cause: Reflections on Francis Galton's Legacy to by Gerald Sweeney (2001)
"^"Hereditary Improvement," 124 for meritocratic sentiments, 116 and 123 for his
assertion that he was ..."
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