gerontocracy

ger·on·toc·ra·cy

G0105800 (jĕr′ən-tŏk′rə-sē)n. pl. ger·on·toc·ra·cies 1. Government based on rule by elders.2. A governing group of elders.

ge·ron′to·crat′ (jə-rŏn′tə-krăt′) n.ge·ron′to·crat′ic adj.

gerontocracy

(ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒkrəsɪ) n, pl -cies1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by old people2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a governing body of old people gerontocratic adj geˈrontoˌcrat n

ger•on•toc•ra•cy

(ˌdʒɛr ənˈtɒk rə si, ˌdʒɪər-)

n., pl. -cies. 1. government by a council of elders. 2. a governing body consisting of old people. [1820–30] ge•ron`to•crat′ic, adj.

gerontocracy

the system in which the rulers are old men.See also: Government

Gerontocracy

a government ruled by old men, 1830.

Thesaurus

Noun

gerontocracy - a political system governed by old menform of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power

Translations

Gerontocracy

a term introduced by the English ethnologist W. Rivers, at the beginning of the 20th century, to designate an early form of society in which power allegedly belonged to the elders. Rivers considered gerontocracy to be characteristic for the Australians and certain peoples of Oceania. In actual fact, the influential position held by the elder members of the commune is only one of the elements of supreme power among various peoples in primitive communal society.

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