nonmeritocratic
Ignoring skill entirely
Nonmeritocratic describes systems or decisions that don't reward people based on ability, effort, or achievement.
Hiring based on family connections rather than qualifications is nonmeritocratic.
The term often carries disapproval, implying unfairness: Critics called the promotion process nonmeritocratic and politically motivated.
Preferential treatment of some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
prejudice · partisanship · subjectivity · cliquishness · exclusionary · sectarianism · predisposition · unfairness
Measurable difference between things
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- casteInherited social division
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
underclass · marginalization · exclusion · segregation · ghettoization · redlining · systemic · structural
Assumed right to benefits
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
blueblood · dynasty · pedigree · unearned · undeserved · elite · advantaged · well-connected
Rule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
- autocracyRule by one
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- undemocraticOpposed to majority rule
inequitable · institutional · embedded · entrenched · structural · perpetuated
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
partiality · prejudice · partisanship · subjectivity · cliquishness · exclusionary · sectarianism · predisposition · unfairness · patronage
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- casteInherited social division
socioeconomic · underclass · marginalization · exclusion · segregation · ghettoization · redlining · systemic · structural · barriers
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
aristocracy · blueblood · dynasty · pedigree · unearned · undeserved · elite · advantaged · well-connected · hereditary
plutocracy
Rule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
- autocracyRule by one
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
undemocratic · inequitable · institutional · embedded · entrenched · structural · perpetuated
nonmeritocraticmeritocratic
Favoring ability over privilege
merit-based · performance-based · skill-based · competency-based · fair
merit, merits, merited, meriting, meritorious, meritoriously, meritless, demerit, demerits