meritocracy

Norwegian translation: meritokrati

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English term or phrase:	meritocracy
Norwegian translation:	meritokrati
Entered by:	onesdal

12:42 Aug 8, 2002

English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: meritocracy

I en bedrift eller et samfunn. (System som baserer makt/innflytelse på individenes oppnåelse av resultater.)

onesdal KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 9
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meritokrati

Explanation:
Begrep fra 1958 - først brukt av Michael Young i et essay. Beskriver et samfunn hvor ytelse og evne teller mer enn nedarvet status når det gjelder utvelgelse til oppgaver i et samfunn.
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Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 19:32

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meritokrati

Vedis Bjørndal
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Local time: 19:32
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