| 单词 | grey power |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrey power grey power n. [after black power n.; compare gay power n. at gay adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2b] the political or economic power of elderly people collectively. ΚΠ 1970Grey power [see sense A. 7b]. 1975 H. L. Wilensky Welfare State & Equality ii. 26 The political pressure for expansion of these programmes..is only partly their own ‘gray power’. 1986 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 28 Dec. 23/1 Politicians recently have re-assessed the formidable ‘grey power’ of elderly citizens in terms of the ballot box. 2000 Independent 17 Apr. (Monday Review section) 3/3 Today is Labour's black Monday when grey power reasserts itself. < as lemmas |
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