meritocrat
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Etymology
Noun
meritocrat (plural meritocrats)
- An advocate of meritocracy.
- A person who has authority allegedly based on ability.
- 2019 September 5, Sarah Leonard, “The Fall of the Meritocracy”, in The New Republic:
- The state uses universal testing to identify and elevate meritocrats, leaving most of England’s citizens poor and demoralized, without even a legitimate grievance, since, after all, who could argue that the wise should not rule?
- 2019 September 9, Jennifer Schuessler, “The Meritocrat Who Wants to Unwind the Meritocracy”, in The New York Times:
- In a sharp critique in The New Republic, Sarah Leonard questioned his downplaying of the power of capital over labor, as well as his faith that demoralized meritocrats might make common cause with the beleaguered middle class in exchange for a saner life.
Etymology
Borrowed from English meritocrat.
Noun
meritocrat m (plural meritocrați)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) meritocrat | meritocratul | (niște) meritocrați | meritocrații |
| genitive/dative | (unui) meritocrat | meritocratului | (unor) meritocrați | meritocraților |
| vocative | meritocratule | meritocraților | ||
Declension of meritocrat
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