technocrat

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  1. noun An adherent or a proponent of technocracy.
  2. noun A technical expert, especially one in a managerial or administrative position.

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  • But whereas a genuine good ol' boy might have been able to pull this off, this technocrat was nothing more than a virtual Bubba. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 04] - In Big Trouble
  • "If there is a national unity government or a technocrat government that is agreed upon by different political factions, then this government will play a role" in implementing reconstruction projects directly, "and then [donors] may not opt to use the UN or NGOs," he said. —  JPost Headlines
  • Most cabinet ministers must be members of the National Assembly; the constitution limits non-member "technocrat" ministers to five.
  • Soderbergh's project is to search for the technocrat, which is to say, himself, in the original revolutionary rock star .... —  GreenCine Daily
  • Meeting my wife, Ranjana, who inspired me to take the jump from being a pure technologist to a business technocrat is another. —  Home
 

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