technocrat

noun

Definition of technocratnext
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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Recent Examples of technocrat The Arab plan's document included a proposal for Palestinian governance through an independent committee of technocrats for six months but did not provide an immediate solution to disarming Hamas. — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 When the country started faring poorly in the war, the military pushed to continue the campaign past the point that technocrats considered feasible. — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 Egypt has called for the formation of a governing committee of Gazan technocrats and community leaders not aligned with either Fatah or Hamas. — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025 Yet the power of Japan’s technocrats began to wane. — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for technocrat

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