meritocrat

English

Etymology

From merit +‎ -o- +‎ -crat.

Noun

meritocrat (plural meritocrats)

1. An advocate of meritocracy.
2. A person who has authority allegedly based on ability.
   • 2019 September 5, Sarah Leonard, “The Fall of the Meritocracy”, in The New Republic‎^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English meritocrat.

Noun

meritocrat m (plural meritocrați)

1. meritocrat

Declension

Declension of meritocrat

	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