technocracy
noun
tech·noc·ra·cy
tek-ˈnä-krə-sē 
plural technocracies
: government by technicians
specifically
: management of society by technical experts
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The sun is setting on the sanctions technocrats, and indeed on traditional technocracy more generally.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But technocracy has also failed to address our most pressing—and most visible—health problems.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, American policy-makers must choose with respect to AI: freedom or technocracy, prosperity or economic insignificance.
—David McGarry, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
Imposed by unelected mandarins, federal designs celebrate technocracy and faceless power.
—Myron Magnet, WSJ, 26 June 2023
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But technocracy has also failed to address our most pressing—and most visible—health problems.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, American policy-makers must choose with respect to AI: freedom or technocracy, prosperity or economic insignificance.
—David McGarry, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
Imposed by unelected mandarins, federal designs celebrate technocracy and faceless power.
—Myron Magnet, WSJ, 26 June 2023
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“Technocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocracy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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