gerontocracy
/jer-uhn-tok-ruh-see, jeer-/US // ˌdʒɛr ənˈtɒk rə si, ˌdʒɪər- //UK // (ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒkrəsɪ) //
老年统治,老年民主制,老年政治,老年社会
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural ger·on·toc·ra·cies.
- : government by a council of elders.
- : a governing body consisting of old people.
- : a state or government in which old people rule.
Examples
The latest SNL controversy has almost nothing to do with Elon Musk and everything to do with the baby boomer gerontocracy.
Gerontocracy, that is, government by the aged, is the most ancient form of government.
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