Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mer-i-tuh-krat]
- /ˈmɛr ɪ təˌkræt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mer-i-tuh-krat]
- /ˈmɛr ɪ təˌkræt/
Definitions of meritocrat word
- noun meritocrat a member of a meritocracy. 1
- noun meritocrat An advocate of meritocracy. 1
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Origin of meritocrat
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; merito(cracy) + -crat
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Parts of speech for Meritocrat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meritocrat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
meritocrat usage trend in Literature
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