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Look up Technocracy, technocrat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Technocracy ("techno" from the Greek tekhne for skill, "cracy" from the Greek kratos for "power") may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Much of the recent sociological debate on power revolves around the issue of constraining and/or enabling nature of power. ...

Technocracy (techno for technology and cracy for power) is an organizational system in which decision makers and political leaders are selected on the basis of technological knowledge —often because of some conflict or competition where technological escalation is a constant feature. ... This is one article on technocracy pertaining to a fictional story. ... Technocracy is an EP by Corrosion of Conformity. ... The term technocrat in current usage refers to individuals with technical training and occupations who tend to perceive important societal problems as technological in nature, while proposing largely technology-focused solutions to the various problems. ... Technocrat is a superhero in the DC Comics and a former member of the Outsiders. ... The Technocracy Monad, official symbol of Technocracy, Inc. ... Æon Flux is a film produced by Paramount Pictures, to be released in late 2005. ...

See Also

  • Anticipatory democracy, the civic ideal of technocracy
  • Groupe X-Crise, a French technocrat movement in the 1930s

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Technocracy (bureaucratic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (817 words)
Technocracy is an organizational system in which decision makers and political leaders are selected on the basis of technological knowledge —often because of some conflict or competition where technological escalation is a constant feature.
Technocracy is often thought of as 'rule by scientists and engineers,' or bringing these groups into power.
Technocracy in its purest form is a variant on the old theme of oligarchy.
Technocracy (World of Darkness) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1886 words)
In Mage: The Ascension, the Technocratic Union (or Technocracy) is a world-wide conspiracy that employs a scientific paradigm to pursue an agenda opposed to superstition and faith-based belief systems and dedicated to the victory of science as the primary world belief system.
While many Technocrats (being members of the Technocracy rather than pawns controlled by it) use magic, few accept that their actions are anything other than the successful application of a little-known scientific principle.
A central aspect of the Technocracy's mission is to define the rules by which reality operates, and their definitions (as a matter of principle) abhors the idea of consensual reality.
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