- gerontocracies
- ge·ron·toc·ra·cy || ‚dʒerən'tɑkrəsɪ /-rɒn'tɒk- n. governing body composed of old people; government ruled and controlled by old men
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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gerontocracy — gerontocrat /jeuh ron teuh krat /, n. gerontocratic, adj. /jer euhn tok reuh see, jear /, n., pl. gerontocracies. 1. government by a council of elders. 2. a governing body consisting of old people. 3. a state or government in which old people… … Universalium
gerontocracy — /dʒɛrənˈtɒkrəsi/ (say jeruhn tokruhsee) noun (plural gerontocracies) 1. government by a body of elders. 2. a governing body consisting of old people. {geronto + cracy} …
gerontocracy — [jer΄ən tä′krə sē] n. [altered (modeled on CRACY) < Fr gérontocratie < Gr geronto (see GERONTOLOGY) + kratia, CRACY] 1. government by old men 2. pl. gerontocracies a governing group composed of old men gerontocratic [jə rän΄tə krat′ik] a … English World dictionary
