technocratic
adjective
tech·no·crat·ic
ˌtek-nə-ˈkra-tik 
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy
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Appointees to a technocratic committee are part of a broader plan to end Hamas’ 18-year rule of Gaza.
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Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Even so, as the central bank’s voting board shifted from a technocratic body guided by consensus to a partisan battleground between those attempting to do the president’s bidding and those trying to hold the line, its decisions would become far less predictable.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Or maybe the explanation lies with the Democratic Party itself, which is dedicated to a technocratic vision that excites almost no one.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Even so, as the central bank’s voting board shifted from a technocratic body guided by consensus to a partisan battleground between those attempting to do the president’s bidding and those trying to hold the line, its decisions would become far less predictable.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Or maybe the explanation lies with the Democratic Party itself, which is dedicated to a technocratic vision that excites almost no one.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Technocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocratic. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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