technocratic
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- adjective
- /ˌtɛknəˈkrætɪk/
- Formal
- The De Lange report was overwhelmingly technocratic, stressing the need for education to be linked to economic development.
- technocratic elite
- technocratic expertise
- technocratic reforms
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Watch on YouTubeSo it's kind of a mix of state power and scientific technocratic power.
- So it's kind of a mix of state power and scientific technocratic power.
- That when you don't have a democracy and you have fewer human rights, there's a whole new world of technocratic overreach that can be, can be garnered.
Examples
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The plan was to bring academic disciplines into the business schools and use them to produce skilled technocratic managers.
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Nor were they seeking some sort of federal, technocratic control.
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And there probably is a role for some sort of technocratic solution.
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And indeed, there are some examples of regulation where it's pretty clear what the technocratic answer in fact is.
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Indeed, to think of land reform as only a technocratic or economic problem is a mistake.
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Technocratic political reforms can therefore be just as unsatisfying as the technocratic economic reforms discussed above.
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Since the late 1960s, there has been an increasingly technocratic orientation of state planning efforts in Colombia.
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Other critics of liberalism proposed schemes for technocratic governance by experts.
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Many citizens are concerned that the government's technocratic approach lacks empathy and human connection.
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The new policy was crafted with a technocratic focus on efficiency and data-driven solutions to address urban issues.
Antonyms
How Technocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
technocratic = technocrat (transparent) = techno + crat + ic
The word 'technocratic' is transparently derived from 'technocrat' by adding the suffix '-ic', indicating a characteristic or relating to technocrats.
Etymology
Technocratic starts with techno- meaning 'skill' or 'craft', the same root you see in technology and technician, and ends with -cratic meaning 'rule', like in democratic. So a technocratic system is one 'ruled by experts' or led by people who focus on technical skill and data rather than other kinds of knowledge.