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The term meritocracy never was meant to be taken seriously in the first place.
Apparently the word was used (also derisively) two years prior to the novel I assume you're referring to.
(I looked briefly and failed to find a non-paywalled copy of the May 1956 Socialist Commentary for more context than the quote on that page.)
I don't believe this, next you'll be telling me it's impossible to pull oneself up by the bootstraps