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technocracy
[ tek-nok-ruh-see ]
noun
- a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- a system of government in which this theory is applied.
- any application of this theory.
technocracy
/ ˈtɛknəˌkræt; tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ /
noun
- a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts
- a body of such experts
- a state considered to be governed or organized according to these principles
technocracy
1- The control of government and society by people with technical skills, especially engineers.
technocracy
2- A type of society marked by the dominant role of people with specialized technical skills, particularly engineers.
Derived Forms
- ˌٱԴˈپ, adjective
- technocrat, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of technocracy1
Example Sentences
His reactionary brand of “America First” nationalism entailed stoking populist skepticism of technological progress, and centering American interests ahead of what he called the emerging “globalist technocracy.”
She talked of the "tyranny of the technocracy", the "power of the administrative state" and argued that "there is something rather undemocratic about this".
Group three - the technocracy - should also be open to the ambassador's advances.
Carlos: The irony of the Democrats’ officious technocracy is that, in some cases, it misrepresented how science works.
Much of Muskism is descended from the technocracy movement that flourished in North America in the 1930s and that had as a leader Mr. Musk’s grandfather Joshua N. Haldeman, an ardent anti-communist.
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