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organization wherein appointments are made and responsibilities are
given based on demonstrated talent and ability (merit), rather than by
wealth (plutocracy), family connections (nepotism), class privilege
(oligarchy), friends (cronyism), seniority (gerontocracy), popularity
(as in democracy) or other historical determinants of social position
and political power. In a meritocracy, society rewards (by wealth,
position, and social status) those who demonstrated talent and
competence, demonstrated through past actions or by competition."

Sounds a lot like the US.

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Greg