: of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy

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Peru has also maintained an unusual degree of technocratic continuity and stability at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Musk, as the documentary makes clear, is a genuine if flawed technocratic visionary, a messianic opportunist, and something of a crackpot. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 That police force is needed to create a security architecture independent of Hamas that could facilitate the entry into the Strip of a new technocratic government backed by Washington. Dov Lieber, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Carney became prime minister by selling the Canadian public on his experience as a technocratic economic policymaker and former central banker who knows how to operate on the world stage. Desiree Adib, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for technocratic

Word History

Etymology

techno- + -cratic, after technocracy, technocrat

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of technocratic was in 1932

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“Technocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocratic. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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