单词 | gerontocrat |
释义 | gerontocratn. A member of a gerontocratic government. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups > members of stratocrat1831 tillocrat1858 pedantocrat1883 pornocrat1894 mediocrat1909 gerontocrat1961 securocrat1987 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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