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antimeritocratic

antimeritocratic adjective: opposing meritocracy.

Adjective

antimeritocratic (comparative more antimeritocratic, superlative most antimeritocratic)

  1. Opposing meritocracy.
    • Another priority, particularly for Italy, is to overhaul the regulatory framework to uproot a deeply antimeritocratic system that hinders competition by protecting insiders in industry, education, and the services sector.2011, International Monetary Fund, Regional Economic Outlook, October 2011

Forms of antimeritocratic

comparativemore antimeritocratic
superlativemost antimeritocratic

Origin of antimeritocratic

From anti- + meritocratic.

Questions about antimeritocratic

What does antimeritocratic mean?
Antimeritocratic means opposing meritocracy.
What part of speech is antimeritocratic?
Antimeritocratic is an adjective.

Words near antimeritocratic in the dictionary

  1. antimeridian
  2. antimeridians
  3. antimerism
  4. antimerit
  5. antimeritocracy
  6. antimeritocratic
  7. antimers
  8. antimescaline
  9. antimesenterial
  10. antimesenteric
  11. antimesometrial

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