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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During the current war, Hamas officials have said the group does not want to return to ruling Gaza and advocates forming a government of technocrats to be agreed upon by the various Palestinian factions.
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Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024
What came back is a picture of a fiercely competitive technocrat who’s not afraid to bruise egos and drill down to the smallest details to get things done.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Macron has attempted to be a good technocrat, raising France’s very low retirement age in the name of fiscal responsibility.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, a pragmatic technocrat who is the speaker of Parliament and one of the country’s perpetual presidential candidates, will likely try to run.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024
What came back is a picture of a fiercely competitive technocrat who’s not afraid to bruise egos and drill down to the smallest details to get things done.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Macron has attempted to be a good technocrat, raising France’s very low retirement age in the name of fiscal responsibility.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, a pragmatic technocrat who is the speaker of Parliament and one of the country’s perpetual presidential candidates, will likely try to run.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for technocrat
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“Technocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technocrat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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