gerontocracy
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Gerontocracy — Ger on*toc ra*cy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an old man + ? to rule.] Government by old men. [R.] Gladstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gerontocracy — rule by old men, 1830, from Gk. geront , from geron “old man” (see GERONTOLOGY (Cf. gerontology)) + kratia “rule” (see CRACY (Cf. cracy)). Related: Gerontocratic … Etymology dictionary
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
Gerontocracy — A gerontocracy is a form of oligarchical rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population. Often the political structure is such that political power within the ruling class accumulates… … Wikipedia
gerontocracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: French gérontocratie, from géronto geront + cratie cracy Date: 1830 rule by elders; specifically a form of social organization in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — noun Government by elders … Wiktionary
gerontocracy — Rule by old men. A term introduced by social anthropologists in the 1930s to describe certain societies in Africa south of the Sahara, in which social stratification was based on age sets or age grades , public roles were allocated by age grade… … Dictionary of sociology
gerontocracy — ge·ron·toc·ra·cy || ‚dÊ’erÉ™n tÉ‘krÉ™sɪ / rÉ’n tÉ’k n. governing body composed of old people; government ruled and controlled by old men … English contemporary dictionary
gerontocracy — [ˌdʒɛrən tɒkrəsi] noun a state, society, or group governed by old people. ↘government based on rule by old people. Derivatives gerontocrat noun gerontocratic adjective … English new terms dictionary
