technocratic

adjective

tech·​no·​crat·​ic ˌtek-nə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce technocratic (audio)
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy

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This new state organ transfers financial power away from independent and nominally technocratic institutions like China’s Central Bank directly into the hands of the Party, demonstrating political will to more actively direct state export policy into the green sector. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Neither far-left 2019 Harris nor technocratic 2024 Harris believes that to be true. The Editors, National Review, 1 Oct. 2024 There is an aspect of divide and conquer - the aim of which is to grant greater power to the EU president and the technocratic staff of the EC. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 In a party in which some leaders come across as conventional and technocratic, Höcke, a history teacher by training, stands out for his willingness to flirt with the sort of nationalistic rhetoric and charismatic style that set off alarm bells in Germany. Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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