technocrat

Definition of technocratnext
as in hacker
a scientist or technical expert and especially one with much authority A group of experienced technocrats were tasked with implementing the company's cybersecurity measures.

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Recent Examples of technocrat Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion. Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Over his 18-year tenure at the Fed, Greenspan embodied the omnipotent technocrat — a legacy critics say was fatally undermined by his failure to spot the 2008 housing bubble. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 Her likely economic team includes veteran technocrats such as former Economy Minister Luis Carranza. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for technocrat
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Noun
  • She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Latin American countries have been targeted by cyberattacks recently, especially Colombia and Venezuela, as hackers look to steal data, cripple government systems, or just take advantage of unrest, elections, or other national events.
    Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • In concluding remarks, Hao asked each panelist what inspired techies should be focusing on now.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Many were seemingly furious about San Francisco techies or the concept of polyamory.
    Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Technocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technocrat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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