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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by frgtpsswrdlame on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:46PM (#16431312)
There's lots of definitions, I think this one is probably closer to what we think of when discussing meritocracy:

an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/meritocracy

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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by neaden on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:49PM (#16431351)
There is still no conflict though, so long as class privilege and wealth can be transformed into ability and talent.
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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by frgtpsswrdlame on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:15PM (#16431569)
Well no because the definition is 'rather than class privilege or wealth.' Transforming wealth into ability and talent is class privilege.
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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by khedoros1 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @02:21PM (#16432115)
If ability comes from wealth, it's still ability. I'd read "rather than class privilege or wealth" to mean that those things aren't considered merits in and of themselves, except to the degree that they can help someone achieve their full potential.
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