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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If this occurs on Wednesday, the government will collapse and a new (technocratic?) government(s) would be found to shepherd France to the summer (when the next election can be held). Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Long-time minister Barnier had been seen as a technocratic compromise. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024 Until then, Moreau said, the process will continue to be either too technocratic or too political for those who are cut out. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024 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 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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