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单词 meritocrat
释义

meritocrat

noun

mer·​it·​o·​crat ˈmer-ə-tə-ˌkrat How to pronounce meritocrat (audio)
chiefly British
: a person who advances through a meritocratic system

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Markovits thinks that meritocracy is making everyone miserable, not least the meritocrats themselves. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019 Now, meritocrats transmit privilege by investing in education. Daniel Markovits, Time, 12 Sep. 2019 Lebedev, it can be assumed, is not a pure meritocrat: His friends do better in his enterprises than people who are not his friends. Ed Caesar, Esquire, 15 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

merit entry 1 + -o- + -crat, after meritocracy

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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