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gerontocracy

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ger⋅on⋅toc⋅ra⋅cy

  [jer-uhn-tok-ruh-see, jeer-]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. government by a council of elders.
2. a governing body consisting of old people.
3. a state or government in which old people rule.
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Origin:
1820–30; geronto- + -cracy

Related forms:
ge⋅ron⋅to⋅crat  [juh-ron-tuh-krat] , noun
ge⋅ron⋅to⋅crat⋅ic, adjective
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ger·on·toc·ra·cy   (jěr'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-krāt') n., ge·ron'to·crat'ic adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

gerontocracy [(jer-uhn-tok-ruh-see)]

A society ruled by elders.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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