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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects;

2. the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

meritocracy \meritocracy\ n.
   1. A form of social system in which power goes to those with
      superior intellects.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior
      abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.
      [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

meritocracy
    n 1: a form of social system in which power goes to those with
         superior intellects
    2: the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior
       abilities and not because of their wealth or birth