4 ms·Meritocracy. The new word is "Meritocracy" and it will be the successor to Democracy.by forensic 14y agoMeritocracy. The new word is "Meritocracy" and it will be the successor to Democracy.jeffdavis 14y agoWasn't there an episode of The Simpsons about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Saved_Lisas_Brain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Saved_Lisas_Brainforensic 14y agoThe Simpsons is not intellectually notable