Technocrat: “a technological expert, especially one concerned with management or administration” Dictionary.com
“To do this may be to be a mere technocrat, rather than a complete human being concerned with the moral implications of what I say and the greatest good of society…” (Solomon M. Fulero and Lawrence S. Wrightsman-2008: Forensic Psychology)
“…to reduce the statesman to what we would today call a mere ‘technocrat’ – a manager of political details.” (Eric Gander-1999: The Last Conceptual Revolution: A Critique of Richard Rorty's Political Philosophy)
“A few weeks ago he was the premier everyone loved to hate, a mere technocrat holding power only as long as it took the politicians to sort out their squabbles and fix new elections. Now he has been thrust into the role of political superstar, and everyone is anxious to woo him on to their side.” (Andrew Gumbel-1995: Technocrat Dini becomes the Toast of Italy).
“The objective of curriculum design is to groom a mechanical engineer with a broader outlook, adaptability to any circumstances and made him/her a full flagged human being rather than mere technocrat.” (Description of Mechanical Engineering program at the IILM Academy of Higher Learning in India-2016).
“Why do some progressives tend to dismiss him as a mere technocrat who doesn’t inspire? (Michael Hirsh- 2015: Can Martin O’Malley Take Flight?)
The takeaway here is that technocrats aren’t fully human, don’t inspire and are narrow-minded, overly focused on details, and ill-suited to be leaders. The opposite of a technocrat is the visionary: charismatic, impassioned, focused on the Big Picture and confident of his vision.
(Stereotypes partly grounded in reality.)