technostructure

American  

[tek-noh-struhk-cher] / ˈtɛk noʊˌstrʌk tʃər /

noun

1. the group or class of technically skilled administrators, scientists, and engineers who manage and influence business, the economy, and government affairs.

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technostructure British  

/ ˈtɛknəʊˌstrʌktʃə /

noun

1. the people who control the technology of a society, such as professional administrators, experts in business management, etc

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Etymology

Origin of technostructure

First recorded in 1965–70; techno- + structure

Example Sentences

The ornery and unpredictable consumer is not quite as easily spoon-fed or nose-led by Madison Avenue or the technostructure as Galbraith suggests.

From Time Magazine Archive

Galbraith has an ungainly name for the new elite: the technostructure.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of Galbraith's main contentions is that the rise of the technostructure has brought the demise of that cornerstone of capitalism, the free market.

From Time Magazine Archive