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What is an educrat?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 11/6/2022

"Educrat" is a portmanteau word, derived from "educator" and "bureaucrat". It is usually used as a derogative label, implying the worst combination of educational elitism and government officiousness.

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What is the etymology the word education?

; educate : 1447, from L. educatus, pp. of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out," from ex- "out" + ducere"to lead" (see duke). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1588 in Shakespeare. Educationese "the jargon of school administrators" is from 1966; educrat first attested 1968, usually pejorative, second element from bureaucrat (q.v.). Educable is from 1845. Educated guess first attested 1954.


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