The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
technocracy
(noun) a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; “technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
technocracy (plural technocracies)
A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.
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Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.