- meritocracy - a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
--1 is a kind of social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
- meritocracy - the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
--2 is a kind of political orientation, ideology, political theory
- meritocracy - the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth