technocratic

adjective

tech·​no·​crat·​ic ˌtek-nə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce technocratic (audio)
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy

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While Egyptian officials have stressed the need for a technocratic administration to govern Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority can take over, the plan is contingent on substantial financial backing from Gulf Arab states, which are crucial to the reconstruction’s success. Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025 For months, Egypt has promoted the idea of a technocratic committee and has hosted Palestinian leaders in Cairo to discuss the idea. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Kishi, the architect of technocratic Manchuria, left the government in 1944. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 Gaza, in turn, would be run by a technocratic committee of Palestinians, without Hamas or Palestinian Authority involvement. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for technocratic

Word History

Etymology

techno- + -cratic, after technocracy, technocrat

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of technocratic was in 1932

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“Technocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocratic. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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