different between meritocracy vs timocracy

English

Etymology

merit +? -o- +? -cracy, coined in 1958 by Michael Young in his book Rise of the Meritocracy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m????t?k??si/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m????t?k??si/

Noun

meritocracy (countable and uncountable, plural meritocracies)

1. Rule by merit, and talent.
2. A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

Usage notes

Though widely used as a term of praise, the term was originally coined as a satire, and a critique of awarding educational achievement.

Derived terms

• meritocrat
• meritocratic

Translations

References

English

Etymology

1580s, from Middle French tymocracie, from Medieval Latin (13th century) timocratia, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (t?mokratí?), from ???? (t?m?, “valuation; honor”) + -?????? (-kratí?, “a rule, reign”), from ?????? (kraté?, “to rule”) (see -cracy).

Noun

timocracy (plural timocracies)

1. (Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
2. (Aristotelianism) A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “timocracy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/t.htm
• http://phrontistery.info/t.html
• timocracy at OneLook Dictionary Search