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The 3 pages that link to Aristocracy, each with the reason it gives.

• MeritocracyCompared with: Meritocracy claims to replace inherited rank with achievement-based selection.

• OligarchyCompared with: Aristocracy claims rule by merit or inherited standing; oligarchy describes power held by a few.

• EgalitarianismCompared with: It exemplifies the inherited hierarchy that egalitarian principles reject.