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
• No two countries have done more to broadcast their meritocracies than the US and the UK.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 16 June 2017
• And part of what the national team is about, no matter who the coach is, is a meritocracy where the guys who earn it play.
  — Grant Wahl and Brian Straus, SI.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• 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
• In many ways, meritocracy is a core part of the American dream.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
• Ideally, the field is based on the idea of meritocracy.
  — Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• This is a great example of how the limits of DEI are in meritocracy.
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• In a sports world based on meritocracy, that always bugged me.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2017
• 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
• It's been about meritocracy and the way to achieve social status in the U.S. is based on education.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
• 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
• Wolf also touches on, but pays insufficient attention to, another aspect of a larger cultural transformation: how the conceit of meritocracy has deepened the anxiety of less well-off workers in the West.
  — Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• This label stereotypes Asian Americans as having a strong work ethic, motivation, and determination and achieving success due to their adherence to meritocracy and perception of equal opportunity.
  — Vanessa Brugge, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024