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gerontocracy

N การปกครอง โดย พวก คนสูงอายุ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GERONTOCRACY

Ger `on *toc "ra *cy, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: Government by old men. [R.] Gladstone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gerontocracy

ger on toc ra cy |ˌjerənˈtäkrəsē ˌʤɛrənˈtɑkrəsi | ▶noun a state, society, or group governed by old people. • government based on rule by old people. DERIVATIVES ge ron to crat |jəˈräntəˌkrat |noun, ge ron to crat ic |jəˌräntəˈkratik |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek gerōn, geront- ‘old man ’ + -cracy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

gerontocracy

gerontocracy |ˌdʒɛrənˈtɒkrəsi | ▶noun a state, society, or group governed by old people. • [ mass noun ] government based on rule by old people. DERIVATIVES gerontocrat |dʒɛˈrɒntəkrat |noun, gerontocratic |-ˈkratɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek gerōn, geront- ‘old man ’ + -cracy .