Today’s “Word of the Day” is “meritocracy” and it is a noun meaning “a society or social system in which people become successful in their life or career based on their abilities, efforts, and merits rather than on their wealth, privilege, class or social status; In a nutshell, it is a system or society that rewards ability”.
Example Sentence: The political philosopher, Michael Sandel, in the book, The Tyranny of Merit, presents a scathing critique of meritocracy as a societal ideal and argues how hubris among the elites and a politics of humiliation are natural outcomes of meritocracy.
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Courtesy: The Hindu
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