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: Meritocracy is one of society’s most powerful myths. It is comforting to believe we live in a fair world where people are rewarded for a mixture of talent and effort. But Britain remains an elitist country in which a socially stratified education system funnels those born to privilege into the highest-status jobs, while holding back children born to parents who have never benefited from such opportunities.
This word is present in The Guardian article Now AI can write students’ essays for them, will everyone become a cheat? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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