expertism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

expert +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

expertism (usually uncountable, plural expertisms)

  1. A policy of consulting experts.
    • 1999, Donald Davidson, Still Rebels, Still Yankees and Other Essays, page 161:
      We live under the rule of scientific expertism. The President does not dare send a message to Congress, nor does Congress dare pass a law, without at least going through the motions of consulting scientific experts […]
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