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Definition of gerontocracy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gerontocracy

noun

NAmE//ˌdʒɛrənˈtɑkrəsi//

(pl. gerontocracies) [countable, uncountable]

a state, society, or group governed by old people; government by old people

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gerontocratic

NAmE//dʒəˌrɑntəˈkræt̮ɪk//

adjectiveSee gerontocracy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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