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Caliphate vs Meritocracy - What's the difference?

caliphate | meritocracy |

As nouns the difference between caliphate and meritocracy

is that caliphate is a unified federal islamic government for the muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph while meritocracy is rule by merit, and talent by extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

caliphate

English

Alternative forms

* khalifate

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

    • Related terms

    * Caliph; Caliphist, Caliphism

    Anagrams

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    meritocracy

    English

    (wikipedia meritocracy)

    Noun

    (meritocracies)
  • Rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

    • Usage notes

    Though widely used as a term of praise, Meritocracy's Lab Rat, by Timothy Noah the term was original coined as a satire, and a critique of awarding educational achievement.

    Derived terms

    * meritocrat * meritocratic

    References

    English words suffixed with -cracy