Meritocrat
[mer-i-tuh-krat] /ˈmɛr ɪ təˌkræt/
noun
1.
a member of a .
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[mer-i-tok-ruh-see] /ˌmɛr ɪˈtɒk rə si/ noun, plural meritocracies. 1. an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth. 2. a system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced: The dean believes the educational system should be a meritocracy. 3. leadership by able and […]
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[mer-i-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-] /ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-/ adjective 1. deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service. /ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs/ adjective 1. praiseworthy; showing merit adj. early 15c., “deserving of divine grace,” from Latin meritorius “that for which money is paid, that by which money is earned,” from meritus, past participle […]
- Meritoriously
[mer-i-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-] /ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-/ adjective 1. deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service. /ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs/ adjective 1. praiseworthy; showing merit adj. early 15c., “deserving of divine grace,” from Latin meritorius “that for which money is paid, that by which money is earned,” from meritus, past participle […]
- Merit-pay
noun 1. an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- Merits
[mer-it] /ˈmɛr ɪt/ noun 1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. 2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book’s only merit is its sincerity. 3. merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: […]