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meritocracy <-acies> [ˌmerɪˈtɒkrəsɪ, Am -əˈtɑ:krə-] N

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Equality of opportunity is often seen as a major aspect of a meritocracy.
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Critics dismissed meritocracy as a sham, arguing that it was unfair to consider the two streams equivalent for admissions purposes.
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At the national level, meritocracy, where one is judged based on one's ability, is heavily emphasised.
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It also endorses meritocracy as the ideal of nobility.
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As a result, she favours the repeal of affirmative action and the restoration of the republican meritocracy.
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The government did roll back the quota system for entry to public universities in 2003 and introduced a policy of meritocracy.
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Indeed, the listed names of past presidents reflect how power has remained the purview of a small number of elite families instead of a meritocracy.
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This led to the creation of a meritocracy, although success was available only to males who could afford test preparation.
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Young argued that grammar schools were instituting a new elite, the meritocracy, and building an underclass to match.
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Founded by political idealists, it turned from a semi-democratic meritocracy to a dynastic, hereditary aristocracy in a single generation.
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