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meritocracy

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

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utilitarianism

English

Etymology

utilitarian +? -ism

Noun

utilitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural utilitarianisms)

  1. (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
  2. (philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.

Coordinate terms

  • deontology

Derived terms

  • antiutilitarianism
  • nonutilitarianism
  • rule utilitarianism

Translations

utilitarianism From the web:

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  • what utilitarianism is john stuart mill
  • what utilitarianism means
  • what utilitarianism is mill
  • what utilitarianism is summary
  • what utilitarianism is sparknotes
  • what utilitarianism is chapter 2
  • what are examples of utilitarianism
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