political theory vs meritocracy

meritocracy vs political theory

political theory and meritocracy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
political theory	Yes	No	No	No
meritocracy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meritocracy is a hyponym of political theory; that is, meritocracy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than political theory:

political theory: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
meritocracy: the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth

Other hyponyms of political theory include absolutism, totalism, totalitarianism, anarchism, autocracy, centrism, moderatism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, conservativism, fundamentalism, segregationism, constitutionalism, democracy, social democracy, domino theory, elitism, extremism, fascism, federalism, imperialism, leftism, liberalism, libertarianism, monarchism, Negritude, Orleanism, progressivism, radicalism, reactionism, republicanism, rightism, socialism, theocracy, Utopianism, dovishness, hawkishness, unitarism, anti-democracy, neo-Marxism, Pan-Germanism, social liberalism, pan-Europeanism.

political theory (noun)	meritocracy (noun)
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation	the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
	a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

Difference between political theory and meritocracy

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