technocracy

American  

[tek-nok-ruh-see] / tɛkˈnɒk rə si /

noun

• technocracies
  plural

1. a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.

2. a system of government in which this theory is applied.

3. any application of this theory.

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technocracy British  

/ tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

1. a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts

2. a body of such experts

3. a state considered to be governed or organized according to these principles

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technocracy ¹ Cultural  

1. The control of government and society by people with technical skills, especially engineers.

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technocracy ² Cultural  

1. A type of society marked by the dominant role of people with specialized technical skills, particularly engineers.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• technocrat
  noun
• technocratic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• technocracies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of technocracy

First recorded in 1919; techno- + -cracy

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

technocracy technocracies

Even before Labour's law change, the then-director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson, argued that we should be "highly cautious" about moving towards what he described as a "more powerful fiscal technocracy".

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

However, the technocracy movement dates back to the 1930s, when it won thousands of followers and adopted some unnerving authoritarian hallmarks, such as its adherents dressing similarly and greeting each other with a specific salute.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025

Much of Muskism is descended from the technocracy movement that flourished in North America in the 1930s and that had as a leader Mr. Musk’s grandfather Joshua N. Haldeman, an ardent anti-communist.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

I guess what I’m wondering is: Does this change your larger analysis of whether centrist technocracy can work, rather than just think, “Oh, various bureaucrats made stupid choices or choices that were politically unfortunate”?

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2018

The future suggested in the labels technocracy, information age, and service society might capture some characteristics of today's world, but it is limited and limiting.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

This has resulted in a number of half-baked supremacists within the tech industry who advocate either for authoritarian technocracies or, more bizarrely, monarchy.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2019

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