as in hackers
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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Recent Examples of technocrats
The technocrats, many of whom are career officials from the Palestinian Authority that governs parts of the occupied West Bank, have instead spent their time in meetings, making policy plans for their eventual return to the Gaza Strip and its mounting humanitarian challenges.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
But the presence in Iran of American missionaries and, later, invited government technocrats, was of an entirely different quality.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Various strands of the opposition—ethnic minorities, leftists, and educated technocrats—appeared determined to block him, even at the price of leaving the regime in place.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Instead, our species’ overreliance on the programs had generated an upper ruling class of technocrats that soon presided over all aspects of society.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Zoltan Tarr, the second-highest leader in Tisza, told Politico in a piece published Monday that his party hopes to draft business leaders, outside experts, and other technocrats without political experience for their hypothetical government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Like it or not, the industry is becoming the new playground for America’s technocrats.
—CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Brady and Belichick, by contrast, came across as technocrats fit for the 21st century who maximized efficiencies across the organization.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
This time, Industry unfolds as a sharp, uncomfortable on-the-nose commentary of modern politics, media, technocrats and the seemingly-immovable aristocracy of British society.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
But the presence in Iran of American missionaries and, later, invited government technocrats, was of an entirely different quality.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Various strands of the opposition—ethnic minorities, leftists, and educated technocrats—appeared determined to block him, even at the price of leaving the regime in place.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Instead, our species’ overreliance on the programs had generated an upper ruling class of technocrats that soon presided over all aspects of society.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Zoltan Tarr, the second-highest leader in Tisza, told Politico in a piece published Monday that his party hopes to draft business leaders, outside experts, and other technocrats without political experience for their hypothetical government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Like it or not, the industry is becoming the new playground for America’s technocrats.
—CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Brady and Belichick, by contrast, came across as technocrats fit for the 21st century who maximized efficiencies across the organization.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
This time, Industry unfolds as a sharp, uncomfortable on-the-nose commentary of modern politics, media, technocrats and the seemingly-immovable aristocracy of British society.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for technocrats
hackers
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One of the complaints, citing cybersecurity reports, alleges hackers may have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data.—
Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Worse still, by hyping Mythos as an unusually powerful tool too dangerous for public release, Anthropic turned it into an obvious target, whether for malicious actors or hackers simply looking for a challenge.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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