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Word | Gerontocracy |
Swedish Meaning | gerontokrati |
a political system governed by old men / Government by old men. / government ruled by old people / a state, society, or group governed by old people. / rule by elders; specifically : a form of social organization in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control, | |
Usage | ⇒ Gulliver visited a gerontocracy in which the young people acted as servants to their elders, all the while dreaming of the day they would be old enough to have servants of their own. ⇒ It's no surprise that American media organizations are gerontocracies . |
Synonyms | aristocracy, autarchy, autonomy, colonialism, commonwealth, democracy, dictatorship, federation, feudal system, garrison state, hierarchy, home rule, martial law, militarism, mob rule, monarchy, police state, regency, republic, self-determination, |
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