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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Political experts suggest Macron may need to opt for a technocrat capable of navigating France through the impending budgetary crisis.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And the irony is, indigenous communities that want to go home and protect their forests produce better carbon stats than the technocrats.
—Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
In recent years, the naive belief held by most Americans, that the Fed is an apolitical body of benevolent technocrats who would never use their immense, ring-of-Sauron-like power for anything but the good of humanity, has evaporated.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Hoover had proven during his term to be a technocrat utterly without political skills.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And the irony is, indigenous communities that want to go home and protect their forests produce better carbon stats than the technocrats.
—Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
In recent years, the naive belief held by most Americans, that the Fed is an apolitical body of benevolent technocrats who would never use their immense, ring-of-Sauron-like power for anything but the good of humanity, has evaporated.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Hoover had proven during his term to be a technocrat utterly without political skills.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Technocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technocrat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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