How to Use meritocracy in a Sentence

meritocracy

noun
  • But there’s comfort in the idea of meritocracy for the rest of us as well.
    Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Or will the meritocracy seen in the 2020 offense hold up as the new norm?
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2020
  • But Shanghvi’s climb to the zenith of the wealth ladder stood for a hope, that meritocracy still has a chance.
    Soma Das, Quartz India, 21 June 2019
  • Among the many pleasures of Klara and the Sun is the savagery of its satire of the modern meritocracy.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021
  • There are so many myths and lies around the idea of meritocracy in this country.
    Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2019
  • So, what was the origin moment that led you to look at the common good, and the role of meritocracy in our lives?
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020
  • While the adults of Crystal dream of meritocracy, their kids bear the burden.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 16 July 2019
  • In a sport, the meritocracy of the athlete controls the outcome.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The extent to which the United States is or is not a true meritocracy is not the central focus of Sandel’s book.
    Win McCormack, The New Republic, 23 Dec. 2020
  • There's something about the soldier archetype that's always kind of been with me, and this idea of meritocracy, that in and of itself, is a dream.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Age restrictions, some sense of meritocracy in terms of who gets ahead, that seems to be gone.
    CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Perhaps on the margins, but the myth of meritocracy is pretty hard to shift.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • For all the talk about earning playing time and meritocracy, the handling of Odor’s role will speak to the concept more than anything the Rangers can say.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • If the Heat truly are a meritocracy, then what has been earned should be retained.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 May 2021
  • Ideally, the field is based on the idea of meritocracy.
    Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • On the field, meanwhile, soccer may be the closest thing there is to a meritocracy in England.
    Hasit Shah, Quartz, 16 June 2020
  • In the context of the story, however, this reading doesn’t make much sense - the scene is clearly poking fun at the myth of the meritocracy.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • In academia, as in life, meritocracy is largely a myth.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • And one of the most destructive untruths of the Europhile is his contention that the meritocracy doesn’t even exist.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Either way, the common view says, college is not a meritocracy but a site of elite self-dealing.
    Daniel Markovits, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • If meritocracy and anonymity are not the answer to DEI issues, what is?
    Orawan Limnalong, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • After all, who in their right mind would argue against the concept of meritocracy?
    John Rice, The Atlantic, 21 June 2020
  • There’s truly a meritocracy of ideas, and everybody is equal in that form.
    Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
  • And it is also baked into the military cake that the system is a meritocracy.
    W. Kamau Bell, CNN, 30 May 2021
  • These are Steve Cohen’s Mets, and the Mets are finally a meritocracy.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • After all, Canada appeared to be a meritocracy in a way that Pakistan was not.
    Sadiya Ansari, refinery29.com, 31 May 2021
  • Our success is used to confirm the belief that this country is a meritocracy.
    Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • That meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist.
    al, 8 Mar. 2022
  • But much of their involvement, Lum said, appeared to be driven by a belief in the American Dream and a trust in meritocracy.
    NBC News, 3 May 2022
  • At my company, our North Star is to be an idea meritocracy, believing that a good idea can come from anywhere, and most often doesn’t come from the top.
    Sara Rodell, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021

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