gerontocracy

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(jer′ən tä′krə sē)

noun

  1. government by old men
  2. pl. gerontocracies a governing group composed of old men

Origin: altered (modeled on -cracy) < Fr gérontocratie < Gr geronto- (see gerontology) + -kratia, -cracy

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See gerontocracy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ger·on·toc·ra·cies
  1. Government based on rule by elders.
  2. A governing group of elders.

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  • ge·ronˈto·cratˌ (jə-rŏnˈtə-krătˌ) noun
  • ge·ronˌto·cratˈic adjective

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