Meritocracy

First you create a set of measures to define merit and then you promote those individuals which rate the highest on the measuring stick.

The term meritocracy gained strong usage in society with the wealthy after Michael Young's publishing of the book, The Rise of the Meritocracy.

This is my meritocratic measuring stick. It fits me perfectly and thus I am the greatest of you all.

Down with meritocracy
The man who coined the word four decades ago wishes Tony Blair would stop using it
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/jun/29/comment

by Thomas Liberty Paine October 7, 2008

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Highly Merited

of great worth; having earned the respect of many

You have to meet Brad, he's highly merited.

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Don't worry about Seth, he's so highly merited he has nothing to prove.

by FullOfFacts September 2, 2008

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Meritt

a girl who LOVES sugar and chocolate. she is classified as crazy in my book but you gotta love that about her. she is spontaneous and a movieaholic! great sense of style that is unique. oh and she can't live without a hamburger and cheeseballs! can't live without this girl!!!

Meritt is hot

by freethrow35 February 8, 2010

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Meritarian

A person who thinks that resources and wealth should distributed among people who deserve rather than on an equal basis. Egalitarianism would be the opposite of Meritarianism.

Egalitarian: We should help the homeless.

Meritarian: The homeless don't work so we shouldn't share our resources with them!!!!

by DesPERRYado November 1, 2004

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