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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meritocratie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "meritokratia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "méritocratie"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meriṭoḳraṭia",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "მერიტოკრატია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meritokratie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Leistungsgesellschaft"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "axiokratía",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αξιοκρατία"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "meritokrácia"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gáfumannaveldi"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "veldi hæfileikamanna"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "meritokrasi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuilleamhlathas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meritocrazia"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nōryokushugi",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "能力主義"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "meritokratiä",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "меритократия"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "meritokratiya",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "меритократия"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "meritokrasi"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâyeste-sâlâri",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "شایستهسالاری"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merytokracja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meritocracia"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "yogtārāj",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਯੋਗਤਾਰਾਜ"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "yogtātantar",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਯੋਗਤਾਤੰਤਰ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meritocrație"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "meritokrátija",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "меритокра́тия"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meritocracia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "meritokrati"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "คุณธรรมนิยม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "rule by merit",
"word": "meritokrasi"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington",
"The Rise of the Meritocracy",
"Timothy Noah",
"meritocracy"
],
"word": "meritocracy"
}
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