the.com/technocrat
someone who thinks the perfect policy is just an equation waiting to be solved.
means an official or expert who holds power because of specialized technical knowledge, not votes.
from coined early 1900s from greek tekhne (skill, craft) plus kratos (power), riding the 1930s technocracy movement that wanted engineers, not politicians, running the economy.
1930s fadtechnocracy movement briefly outpolled socialism in depression-era america
modern homethrives in central banks, EU commissions, and silicon valley boardrooms
core belieftrusts spreadsheets over speeches, always