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

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Bacon’s own utopian fantasy The New Atlantis imagines a brave technocratic future, and seemingly predicts everything from submarines to genetic modification and the internet. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Now, following some ownership conniptions and a financial restructuring, McLaren Automotive is renewed, its previously rather technocratic approach tempered by a strong sense of history. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 Guadagnino and screenwriter Simon Rich mold the material from dark humor through technocratic giddiness to sobering horror. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 One potential path forward would be to create a technocratic government to oversee the transition in Gaza. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2026.

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