meritocracy

political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
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meritocracy

Summary

meritocracy is a form of government[1]. meritocracy draws 4,568 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #19 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • meritocracy's instance of is recorded as form of government[3].
  • meritocracy's instance of is recorded as form of state[4].
  • meritocracy's instance of is recorded as social system[5].
  • meritocracy's instance of is recorded as political theory[6].
  • merit is named after meritocracy[7].
  • meritocracy's Commons category is recorded as Meritocracy[8].
  • meritocracy is the opposite of cronyism[9].
  • meritocracy's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[10].
  • meritocracy's different from is recorded as achieving society[11].
  • meritocracy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government[3], form of state[4], social system[5], and political theory[6]. meritocracy is the opposite of cronyism[9].

Origins

merit is named after meritocracy[7].

Why It Matters

meritocracy draws 4,568 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #19 of 143).[2] meritocracy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] meritocracy is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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