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gerontocracy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | form of government, political system |
Examples of gerontocracy
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Moments later, the other members of China's ruling gerontocracy limped into view.
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The higher the average polygyny rate, the greater the element of gerontocracy.
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At the moment, they seem to be determined to push gerontocracy to its limits.
From the economist.com
Urhobo are currently organized as political kingdoms, gerontocracy and plutocracies.
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Reagan spoke everywhere, as the ruling gerontocracy watched and weighed.
From the time.com
Looked at like this, Russia is the only BRIC that is not a gerontocracy.
From the economist.com
Historically, it could be argued that 1950s Ireland was a gerontocracy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the other hand, gerontocracy may emerge in an institution not initially known for it.
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Unlike Spain, moreover, Italy is a gerontocracy where the young feel politically stymied.
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- A political system governed by old men
- 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 with age, so that the oldest hold the most power. ...
- Government by elders
- Rule by elders. A society in which power, wealth and prestige flow upwards within an age pyramid. While authority or power was in the hands of elders in many small-scale societies and great reverence was paid to them, in modern society wealth may flow towards the elders but there is little ...
- The system in which the rulers are old men.
- A community ruled by the aged.
- A form of social organisation in which the elderly have the most wealth, power and prestige
