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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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The sun is setting on the sanctions technocrats, and indeed on traditional technocracy more generally.
—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
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The sun is setting on the sanctions technocrats, and indeed on traditional technocracy more generally.
—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
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“Technocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocracy. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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