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genro
[ gen-roh, gen-roh ]
noun
- any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
genro
/ ˈɡɛnˈrəʊ /
noun
- functioning as singular or plural a group of highly respected elder statesmen in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japan
- a member of this group
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Example Sentences
From a patriotic point of view, the Genro have shown very great wisdom in the conduct of affairs.
The Genro have no constitutional existence; they are merely the people who have the ear of the Mikado.
Genro Kir looked at the proffered circlet, then slowly extended a hand.
He turned to Genro Kir, who was looking with horrified fascination at the still growing cloud in the screen.
The foundations of a body for discharging that function were laid in 1875, when a senate (genro-in) was organized.
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