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educrat N. Amer.|ˈɛdjuːkræt|
[f. education + -crat.]
An educational administrator or theorist; one who forms or directs educational policy. (Usu. derog.)
1968Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 20 Apr. 64/2 He [sc. C. R. Kirk, Governor of Florida] early exhibited..a remarkable talent for flamboyant invective (education leaders are referred to as ‘educrats’ or wielders of ‘blackboard power’). 1973Globe & Mail (Toronto) 19 Dec. 7/2 By creating and then pushing the foolish Hall-Dennis Report, our educrats taught the people of Ontario to expect flashy results from fashionable illusions and limitless expenditure. 1982Underground Grammarian Mar. 4/2 There are, of course, some villains. There are agency-spawned educrats and grant-hustlers who really do profit from ‘increased spending’. |