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meritocratism

meritocratism noun: advocacy or partisanship in support of meritocracy.

Noun

meritocratism (uncountable)

  1. Advocacy or partisanship in support of meritocracy.

Origin of meritocratism

From meritocrat + -ism.

Questions about meritocratism

What does meritocratism mean?
Meritocratism means advocacy or partisanship in support of meritocracy.
What part of speech is meritocratism?
Meritocratism is a noun.

Words near meritocratism in the dictionary

  1. meritocracies
  2. meritocracy
  3. meritocrat
  4. meritocratic
  5. meritocratically
  6. meritocratism
  7. meritocrats
  8. meritorious
  9. meritorious mast
  10. meritorious masts
  11. meritoriously

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