technocracy

Meaning

Noun

• A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.

Origin

• techno- + -cracy, attributed to W.H. Smyth.{{cite-book
• |lang=en
• |year=1919
• |year_published=1921
• |url=https://archive.org/details/technocracyfirst00smyt
• |author=William Henry Smyth
• |chapter=‘Technocracy’—Ways and Means to Gain Industrial Democracy