technocracy
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- noun
- /tɛkˈnɒkrəsi/
- Formal
- Many believe that a technocracy could lead to more efficient governance through expert knowledge.
- a pure technocracy
Examples
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According to the theory of the developmental state, government technocracies can perform a valuable leading role for several central tasks in the national development project.
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A third tendency is the march toward pure technocracy.
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Yes, I would wholly support a technocracy over any other current form of government.
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The Technocracy Movement, on the other hand, was not a methodological philosophy but a political one.
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The second factor relevant to choosing between technocracy and politics is the importance of a long-run focus.
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As a result, the bureaucratic corps in France empowers "an administrative technocracy that is ... cohesive in its values and norms."
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As Dargent (2015) argues, since the beginning of the 1990s, Peruvian businessmen have been suspicious of a technocracy that was "too insulated" from their interests.
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In a technocracy, decisions are made by experts on scientific and technical matters.
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The concept of technocracy emphasizes the need for skilled professionals in decision-making roles.
Antonyms
How Technocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
technocracy = techno + cracy
The meaning is fairly clear from the combining form techno- ('technical/technology') plus -cracy ('rule/government').
Etymology
Technocracy comes from the Greek root techne, meaning 'skill' or 'art', and the ending -cracy, meaning 'rule'. Think of the 'tech' in technology or technique and the 'cracy' in democracy, so a technocracy is rule by people chosen for their technical skill and knowledge.