noun
Meaning 1
An advocate of technocracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
technocrat
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈtɛknə(ʊ)kɹat/
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noun
Meaning 2
An expert in some technology, especially one in a managerial or administrative role.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who makes decisions based solely on technical information and not personal or public opinion.
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noun
Meaning 4
an advocate of technocracy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
noun
Meaning 5
an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: expert
History
Etymology
Back-formation from technocracy, equivalent to techno- + -crat.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: տեխնոկրատ (texnokrat) — advocate of technocracy
- Catalan: tecnòcrata — advocate of technocracy
- Danish: teknokrat — advocate of technocracy
- Esperanto: teĥnokrato — advocate of technocracy
- Esperanto: teknokrato — advocate of technocracy
- Finnish: teknokraatti — advocate of technocracy
- French: technocrate — advocate of technocracy
- Galician: tecnócrata — advocate of technocracy
- Georgian: ტექნოკრატი (ṭeknoḳraṭi) — advocate of technocracy
- German: Technokrat — advocate of technocracy
- German: Technokratin — advocate of technocracy
- Icelandic: tæknikrati — advocate of technocracy
- Indonesian: teknokrat — advocate of technocracy
- Irish: teicnealathaí — advocate of technocracy
- Italian: tecnocrate — advocate of technocracy
- Malay: teknokrat — advocate of technocracy
- Polish: technokrata — advocate of technocracy
- Portuguese: tecnócrata — advocate of technocracy
- Russian: технокра́т (texnokrát) — advocate of technocracy
- Spanish: tecnócrata — advocate of technocracy
- Swedish: teknokrat — advocate of technocracy
- Ukrainian: технокра́т (texnokrát) — advocate of technocracy