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meritocracy

/ˌmerɪˈtɒkrəsi/noun

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योग्यता-तंत्र, योग्यता-आधारित व्यवस्था

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as one-word substitution

SSC CGL Pre 2025SSC Exams before 2018
nounmeritocracies
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    a country or social system where people get power or money on the basis of their ability

    योग्यता-तंत्र, योग्यता-आधारित व्यवस्था

    • Competitive exams are meant to make the civil service a meritocracy.
    • Many supporters of the exam system say it is the best way to build a meritocracy.
    • In a true meritocracy, the best candidate gets the job.
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    • Some people doubt that our society is really a meritocracy.
    • The school claims to be a meritocracy where hard work is rewarded.
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mer·i·toc·ra·cy

With -tocracy.

अंत में -tocracy।

⌂Word origin and word building

-cracy means rule or power.

-cracy का अर्थ शासन या शक्ति है।

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a system in which people are chosen for their ability is meritocracy; government by the rich plutocracy; by a few oligarchy; by priests theocracy; by officials bureaucracy; by the old gerontocracy.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: योग्यता के आधार पर चयन की व्यवस्था meritocracy; धनिकों का शासन plutocracy; कुछ लोगों का oligarchy; पुरोहितों का theocracy; अधिकारियों का bureaucracy; बुज़ुर्गों का gerontocracy।