aretocracy
Meanings
noun
- A form of governance or political organization in which authority or eligibility for public office is based on virtue, moral excellence, or demonstrated civic merit.
Word forms
Etymology
From arete (“virtue, excellence”) + -cracy, from Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).
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