Silbentrennung
me·ri·toc·ra·cyTürkische aussprache
merîtôkrısiAussprache
/merəˈtôkrəsē/ /mɛrɪˈtɔːkrəsiː/
Etymologie
() merit, from Latin mereō (“earn”) + -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος (kratos, “strength, power”). Coined in 1958 by Michael Young, in his book Rise of the Meritocracy., by Michael Young, in The Guardian, June 29, 2001.