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The term meritocracy originated in a dystopian satire.
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Is it true that the term meritocracy originated in a dystopian satire?
Yes. The term meritocracy was indeed popularized by Michael Young's 1958 satirical book 'The Rise of the Meritocracy', which depicted a dystopian society.
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Wikipedia: Meritocracy. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy
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Confirms 'The Rise of the Meritocracy' was intended as a satire depicting a dystopian United Kingdom.
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author, S. D. 1. (2017). Michael O'Mara Books Limited: The little book of big ideas. Michael O'Mara Books Limited. https://archive.org/details/littlebookofbigi0000smit
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