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Definition of gerontocracy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gerontocracy

noun
 
/ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi/
 
/ˌdʒerənˈtɑːkrəsi/
(plural gerontocracies)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a state, society or group governed by old people; government by old people
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek gerōn, geront- ‘old man’ + -cracy.
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