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" You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles."
Gordon Sinclair

Meaning of "technocracy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TECHNOCRACY

tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECHNOCRACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Technocracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TECHNOCRACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Technocracy

The concept of a technocracy remains mostly hypothetical, though some nations have been considered as such in the sense of being governed primarily by technical experts in various fields of governmental decision making. A technocrat has come to mean either 'a member of a powerful technical elite', or 'someone who advocates the supremacy of technical experts'. Scientists, engineers, and technologists examples include these technologists who have knowledge, expertise, or skills, would compose the governing body, instead of politicians, businesspeople, and economists. In a technocracy, decision makers would be selected based upon how knowledgeable and skillful they are in their field. The term technocracy was originally used to designate the application of the scientific method to solving social problems, in counter distinction to the traditional economic, political, or philosophic approaches.

Definition of technocracy in the English dictionary

The first definition of technocracy in the dictionary is a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts. Other definition of technocracy is a body of such experts. Technocracy is also a state considered to be governed or organized according to these principles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECHNOCRACY

adhocracy · aristocracy · autocracy · bureaucracy · cottonocracy · democracy · demonocracy · gerontocracy · gynocracy · hypocrisy · kakistocracy · kleptocracy · mediocracy · meritocracy · mobocracy · monocracy · pedantocracy · plutocracy · pornocracy · theocracy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECHNOCRACY

techno · techno-babble · technocracies · technocrat · technocratic · technofear · technography · technojunkie · technol. · technological · technologically · technologies · technologise · technologist · technologize · technology · technology agreement · technomania · technomaniac · technophile

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECHNOCRACY

accuracy · Christian Democracy · chrysocracy · dollarocracy · doulocracy · industrial democracy · liberal democracy · millocracy · nomocracy · ochlocracy · pantisocracy · parliamentary democracy · people´s democracy · physiocracy · plantocracy · ptochocracy · slavocracy · social democracy · stratocracy · thalassocracy · timocracy

Synonyms and antonyms of technocracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «technocracy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TECHNOCRACY

Find out the translation of technocracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of technocracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «technocracy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

技术管理
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tecnocracia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

technocracy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Technocracy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفنين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

технократии
278 millions of speakers
pt

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tecnocracia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কলাকৌশলে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

technocratie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Technokrasi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Technokratie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

テクノクラシー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

기술주의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Teknokrasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỹ trị
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

technocracy
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तंत्रज्ञानाची
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

teknokrasi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tecnocrazia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

technokracja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

технократії
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tehnocrația
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεχνοκρατία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tegnokrasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teknokrati
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teknokrati
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of technocracy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOCRACY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of technocracy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «technocracy».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about technocracy

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4 QUOTES WITH «TECHNOCRACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word technocracy.
1
Jurgen Moltmann
Capitalism, racism and inhuman technocracy quietly develop in their own way. The causes of misery are no longer to be found in the inner attitudes of men, but have long been institutionalized.
2
Gordon Sinclair
You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles.
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Gordon Sinclair
You talk about American technocracy and you find men on the moon, not once, but several times... and safely home again.
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Gordon Sinclair
You talk about Japanese technocracy and you get radios.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECHNOCRACY»

Discover the use of technocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to technocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Technocracy and the Politics of Expertise
This book describes the role of technological experts and expertise in a democratic society.
Frank Fischer, 1990
2
Life in a Technocracy: What it Might be Like
In Life in a Technocracy, now a twentieth-century utopian classic, he expounds on the merits of creating a utopian society through technocracy, predicting the future of art, education, religion, and government under the leadership of ...
Harold Loeb, 1933
3
Controlling Technocracy: Citizen Rationality and the NIMBY ...
This book will be of value to those who work or study in the fields of hazardous waste policy, facility siting, environmental policy, public policy, public administration, and political science.
Gregory E. McAvoy, 1999
4
Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish ...
This achievement, and the story of the Jewish technocrats from Central Europe who engineered it, is documented here for the first time—bringing together social, intellectual, and institutional history in a pathbreaking study.
Derek Jonathan Penslar, 1991
5
Technocracy
The First Corporate War was over, Greater Arabia was at peace, and Humanity looked outward to the riches of the Solar System.
Rh Wood, 2005
6
Technocracy at Work
Draws on empirical evidence from the past few decades to describe a new type of organizational control, in which structural and ideological features combine to ensure managerial control and subordination of the work force.
Beverly H. Burris, 1993
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Beyond Technocracy: Science, Politics and Citizens
Drawing upon a broad range of data and events from the United States and Europe, and noting the blurring of the expert/lay divide in the knowledge base, the book argues that these conflicts should not be dismissed as episodic, or the ...
Massimiano Bucchi, Adrian Belton, 2009
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The Transition from Technocracy to Aristocracy in Japan, ...
I use cross case study analysis of the work of three major blue-ribbon administrative reform panels (the Provisional Administrative Reform Commission established in 1962, the Second Provisional Administrative Reform Commission established ...
Christopher North, 2007
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Democratic Decision-making in the EU: Technocracy in Disguise?
This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU’s main decision-making procedure.
Anne Elizabeth Stie, 2012
10
Guide to the Technocracy
Mage drags spirituality and metaphysics screaming through the streets of a postmodern nightmare. Guide to the Technocracy contains all the information needed to run a Technocracy-based chronicle and characters.
Phil Brucato, Steve Long, Tom deMayo, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECHNOCRACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term technocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
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O'Malley, Obamacare, and the Technocracy Myth
When Democrat Martin O'Malley announced his presidential bid, the media billed him as part of a new generation of talented technocrats. The former Maryland ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Banking inquiry: 'Troika was uncaring technocracy of neoliberal …
“My impression of the Troika was of an uncaring technocracy of neoliberal zealots devoid of empathy” he told the Banking Inquiry. Mr Begg, who is also a former ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
No need to fear the death of technocracy
Liberal arts education is failing in Singapore. This is the snap judgment made on some social media posts following the news last week that about 3 per cent of ... «TODAYonline, Jun 15»
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Techies Have Been Trying to Replace Politicians for Decades
Members painted their cars “Official Technocracy Gray,” wore a uniform consisting of a gray double-breasted suits, and saluted Scott when they encountered him ... «Wired, Jun 15»
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Peter Thiel: America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
Paypal billionaire and Republican party unicorn Peter Thiel took the stage in Washington, D.C., to argue that America is not a democracy. “Calling our society a ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
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THE ENDGAME OF TECHNOCRACY
When I was a young financial analyst in 1978, I met Antony Sutton at a gold conference in New Orleans. It took us about 30 minutes of discussion to realize that ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jan 15»
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The Technocracy Fights Fat but not Promiscuity
I wrote a bit ago in the Weekly Standard that obesity is the new global warming, noting that the proposed policy solutions to both “crises” are nearly identical, ... «National Review Online, Nov 14»
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Technocracy Versus The Great Books
Technocracy Versus The Great Books. One of the great prejudices of our time is that direct information is king. But the great books offer another, more satisfying ... «The Federalist, Nov 14»
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Technocrats: Pakistan's Last Hope
A technocracy is a government in which the decision-makers are chosen for a governing office based on their technical expertise and background. «International Policy Digest, Oct 14»
10
Christoph Waltz Drowns in Technocracy in 'The Zero Theorem'
The ideas that animate “The Zero Theorem” — about the erosion of individuality in a technocratic, corporate-dominated society and about the collapsing ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
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