different between royalism vs meritocracy

English

Etymology

royal +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????l?zm/

Noun

royalism (countable and uncountable, plural royalisms)

1. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.

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See also

• king
• kingly
• queen
• queenly
• real (“unit of currency”) (from Latin: r?g?lis)
• regal

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

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