Noun: technocrat 'tek-nu,krat
- An expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group
"The company hired a technocrat to oversee the implementation of their new IT system"
- An advocate of technocracy
"The technocrat argued for a government run by technical experts"
Derived forms: technocrats
Type of: expert, pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]
Part of: elite, élite [Brit], elite group
Encyclopedia: Technocrat