educracy

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English

Noun

educracy (usually uncountable, plural educracies)

  1. (derogatory) Educrats collectively; bureaucracy in the field of education.
    • 2003, Carl A. Raschke, The Digital Revolution and the Coming of the Postmodern University, page 52:
      Politicians passed legislation designed to reward teaching and discourage what was perceived as a self-gratifying and excessive professionalism on the part of the educracy.