# The word Meritocracy was originally satire [The Satirical Origins of the Meritocracy](https://kottke.org/17/03/the-satirical-origins-of-the-meritocracy) <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+word+Meritocracy+was+originally+satire) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+word+Meritocracy+was+originally+satire) <!-- {BearID:0FAC8D4C-0E6F-47CF-A4B0-4B18CDEAE915-621-00007E26DD92E366} -->