Gerontocrat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dʒəˈɹɒntəkɹat/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gerontocrat is a noun meaning A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
Meaning
A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
Example Sentences
India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.
In Poland, a so-called anti-Zionist urge proved that the Stalinist gerontocrats would stoop even to Hitlerite tactics to repress dissent and prolong their sterile and boring hold on power.
Word Forms
- gerontocrats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elder, elderdom, hierocrat, senior, genro, eldership.
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