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A system (of, for example, education or
government) in which selection is by
performance (in education, by competitive
examinations), which therefore favours
intelligence and ability rather than social
position or wealth. The result is the
creation of an elite group. The term was
coined by Michael Young in his The Rise of
the Meritocracy 1958. The Chinese Mandarin
system was based on the testing of scholars
to work for the emperor; they rose through
the ranks, as do civil service employees.