gerontocracy
UK/.dʒerɒn'tɒkrәsi/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A system of government or rule dominated by elderly people.
老人统治；老人执政制度
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedgerontoroot
+
cracyrule, government
=gerontocracy
Common Collocations
- 1.forms of gerontocracy老人统治的形式
- 2.rule of gerontocracy老人统治的规则
Example Sentences
- 1.
Some argue the country has become a gerontocracy with elderly leaders.