Meaning & use
Gerontocratic
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Relating to or characteristic of a gerontocracy, a system of government ruled by the elderly.
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Critics described the aging leadership as an increasingly gerontocratic regime.
The party's gerontocratic structure left little room for younger politicians to rise.
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Built from the Greek roots 'geron' (old man) and 'kratos' (power), paralleling words like 'democratic' and 'aristocratic.'
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