- technocrat
- noun Date: 1932 1. an adherent of technocracy 2. a technical expert; especially one exercising managerial authority
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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technocrat — tech‧no‧crat [ˈteknəkræt] noun [countable] a highly skilled scientist who has a lot of power in industry or government: • The liberalization of the economy has helped technocrats to start hundreds of new industries. technocratic adjective : • a… … Financial and business terms
technocrat — ech no*crat, n. 1. a technical specialist exercising governmental or managerial authority. [PJC] 2. a proponent of technocracy. [PJC] {technocratic}, a. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
technocrat — 1932, back formation from TECHNOCRACY (Cf. technocracy). Related: Technocratic … Etymology dictionary
technocrat — UK [ˈteknəkræt] / US [ˈteknəˌkræt] noun [countable] Word forms technocrat : singular technocrat plural technocrats a scientist or other technical expert with a high position in industry or government Derived word: technocratic UK [ˌteknəˈkrætɪk]… … English dictionary
technocrat — [[t]te̱knəkræt[/t]] technocrats N COUNT A technocrat is a scientist, engineer, or other expert who is one of a group of similar people who have political power as well as technical knowledge … English dictionary
Technocrat (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Technocrat in Infinite Crisis #7, art by George Pérez comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Technocrat real name=Geoffrey Barron publisher=DC Comics debut= Outsiders v2, #1 Alpha, November (1993) creators=Mike W.… … Wikipedia
technocrat — /tek neuh krat /, n. 1. a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy. 2. a technological expert, esp. one concerned with management or administration. [1930 35; TECHNO + CRAT] * * * … Universalium
technocrat — noun a) An expert in some technology, especially one in a managerial or administrative role. b) An individual who makes decisions based solely on technical information and not personal or public opinion … Wiktionary
technocrat — tech|no|crat [ˈteknəkræt] n a skilled scientist who has a lot of power in industry or government … Dictionary of contemporary English
technocrat — tech|no|crat [ teknə,kræt ] noun count a scientist or other technical expert with a high position in industry or government ╾ tech|no|crat|ic [ ,teknə krætık ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
