how to pronounce meritocracy

/ˌmɛɹ.ɪˈtɒk.ɹə.si/

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meritocracy is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of meritocracy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you were were a meritocracy yeah …”

meanings of meritocracy

noun:

A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
Rule by merit, and talent.

meritocracy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word meritocracy occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.