Definition

1. Noun:
   • An advocate of technocracy: A person who believes that a government or industry should be controlled or managed by technical experts and scientists, rather than by elected politicians or business leaders.
   • An expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group: A person with extensive technical or scientific training and expertise who holds a position of administrative or managerial power, often in government or a large organization.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The new minister is a technocrat who believes economic policy should be based on data, not ideology.
  • The company's board was filled with technocrats from engineering backgrounds.
  • Critics argued that the unelected technocrats in Brussels were making decisions without democratic oversight.

Advanced Usage

• Technocratic (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a technocrat or technocracy.
  • The government adopted a technocratic approach to solving the infrastructure crisis.
• Used to describe a style of governance or management that is perceived as overly reliant on technical solutions and data, sometimes at the expense of political, social, or human considerations.
  • His leadership was criticized for being too technocratic and lacking in empathy.

Variants and Related Words

• Technocracy (noun): A system of government or management where decision-makers are selected based on their technical expertise and knowledge.
• Technocratic (adjective): As defined above.

Synonyms

• Expert: A person with comprehensive and authoritative knowledge in a particular area.
• Specialist: A person who concentrates on a specific subject or activity.
• Bureaucrat: An official in a government department, particularly one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs. (Note: This can have a negative connotation and implies a focus on rules rather than technical expertise.)

Idioms and Phrases

• Government by technocrats: A phrase describing a ruling system where power is held by technical experts.
  • The financial crisis led to a temporary government by technocrats.

Noun

1. an advocate of technocracy
2. an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group