/ˌmerɪˈtɒkrəsi ||; ˌmɛrɪˈtɑkrəsɪ/noun [C] (
plural meritocracies)
1 [C,U] a country or social system where people get power or money on the basis of their ability 量才录用或取酬的国家或社会制度
2 the meritocracy [sing] the group of people with power in this kind of social system （上述社会制度里的）精英管理班子