This is the definition I am using:

a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.

  • LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    I’m pretty sure the US IS considered meritocratic. There are just countless other factors that also impact your ability to succeed