meritocracy

英 [,merɪ'tɒkrəsɪ] 美 ['mɛrɪ'tɑkrəsi]

meritocracy 精英领导体制

merit,才能，-cracy,管理，词源同democracy.引申词义精英领导体制。

meritocracy (n.): coined 1958 by British sociologist Michael Young (1915-2002) and used in title of his book, "The Rise of the Meritocracy"; from merit (n.) + -cracy. Related: Meritocratic.
[Young's book] imagined an elite that got its position not from ancestry, but from test scores and effort. For him, meritocracy was a negative term; his spoof was a warning about the negative consequences of assigning social status based on formal educational qualifications, and showed how excluding from leadership anyone who couldnât jump through the educational hoops would create a new form of discrimination. And thatâs exactly what has happened. [Lani Guinier, interview, "New York Times," Feb. 7, 2015]

1. Wealth disparities are corroding Japan's meritocracy and poverty is rising.: 贫富差异腐蚀着日本的实力主义,贫困人口呈上升趋势.

2. An ethos of meritocracy will permeate business ethics and corporate processes.: 任人唯贤的理念将渗透到商业伦理和企业过程中.

3. Confucianism and legalism are responsible for creating the world's first meritocracy.: 儒家思想与法家思想是最初的世界政治思想精华.