gerontocratn.
/dʒəˈrɒntəkrat/ A member of a gerontocratic government. Also transferred.
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1961 in N. Webster
1974 Sci. Amer. June 130/2 Older referees accept measurably more physics papers by young authors than young referees do: the gatekeepers of publication are not gerontocrats, although they may be too competitive.
1977 ‘S. Leys’ Chinese Shadows (1978) p. xix The Maoist gerontocrats, those wretched lead-and-cardboard bureaucrats who are mistaken for China's driving forces.
1989 Times 20 Dec. 14/2 As other East European gerontocrats tumble, Ceaucescu confidently flies to Iran.
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