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 In addition, the Board of Peace has a separate panel of Palestinian technocrats, headed by the former Palestinian Authority official Ali Sha’ath. Paul Beckett, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 Fedorov established his reputation as a reform-minded technocrat well before his move to the defense ministry. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 There is also a chance that Rodriguez, a cunning politician who has presented herself as a technocrat who has revived the Venezuelan oil industry, would not play along or that her grip on power does not hold. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026 The meeting also featured Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, a technocrat credited with much of Russia’s success on the battlefield this year. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for technocrat
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  • Earlier this year, Amazon discovered that a low-skilled hacker used commercially available AI to breach 600 firewalls.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The hacker has also salvaged the YggTorrent tracker and posted it on a new site.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • Considering the original was released almost five years ago, some Apple fans and techies might have hoped for more.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The new job of business-savvy techies and tech-savvy business people is to work with the CEO and figure out the best ways for agents to work across every line of business.
    Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Technocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technocrat. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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