as in hacker
a scientist or technical expert and especially one with much authority
A group of experienced technocrats were tasked with implementing the company's cybersecurity measures.
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Bruno is a classic technocrat, calm and, yes, judicious, untroubled by doubt or other emotions.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Von der Leyen’s personal power is bolstered, as is that of the technocrats who really run Brussels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
By the time Covid hit Mexico, Ms. Sheinbaum had eked out some space to govern her own way, empowering technocrats over party loyalists and investing in the police to fight crime, instead of relying on the military like Mr. López Obrador.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Google used to be considered a left-wing darling, especially among the technocrats staffing the Obama administration.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Von der Leyen’s personal power is bolstered, as is that of the technocrats who really run Brussels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
By the time Covid hit Mexico, Ms. Sheinbaum had eked out some space to govern her own way, empowering technocrats over party loyalists and investing in the police to fight crime, instead of relying on the military like Mr. López Obrador.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Google used to be considered a left-wing darling, especially among the technocrats staffing the Obama administration.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Technocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technocrat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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