virtuecrat

plural virtuecrats

1. derogatoryinformalA political figure who preaches his or her own morals as a cultural imperative.

   They run afoul of the new gentility, the rules laid down by the health experts, childcare experts, guidance counselors, safety advisers, admissions officers, virtuecrats and employers to regulate the lives of the young.

   2007 October 2, David Brooks, “Sal Paradise at 50”, in New York Times