expertism

English

Etymology

expert +‎ -ism

Noun

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 […]