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technocracy
tech·noc·ra·cy T0078400 (tĕk-nŏk′rə-sē)n. pl. tech·noc·ra·cies A government or social system controlled by technicians, especially scientists and technical experts. [Greek tekhnē, skill; see technical + -cracy.]technocracy (tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ) n, pl -cies1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of such experts3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a state considered to be governed or organized according to these principles technocrat n ˌtechnoˈcratic adjtech•noc•ra•cy (tɛkˈnɒk rə si) n., pl. -cies. 1. a theory or movement advocating management and control of the economy, government, and social system by technological experts. 2. a system of government in which this theory is applied. [1919] technocracy1. a theory and movement of the 1930s advocating the control of production and distribution by technicians and engineers. 2. a system of government based on this theory. — technocrat, n. — technocratic, adj.See also: GovernmenttechnocracyA form of government in which power is in the hands of scientists and other technicians.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | technocracy - a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; "technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge"form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power | Translationstechnocracy
technocracy1. a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts 2. a body of such experts 3. a state considered to be governed or organized according to these principles Technocracy a trend in bourgeois social thought in the 20th century. According to this school of thought, capitalist society can somehow be wholly regulated by rational scientific and technical principles as embodied by engineers and scientists—that is, by technocrats. technocracyGoverned by scientists and technical experts. The exact origin of technocracy is unknown but it was used by W. H. Smyth in an article in 1919. The term was popular in the 1930s because politicians were blamed for the Great Depression, and "technocrats" were thought to be a solution for government. See technologist.MedicalSeetechnologisttechnocracy
Words related to technocracynoun a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in controlRelated Words- form of government
- political system
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