Usually means: Rule by the oldest members.
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  1. gerontocratic: Merriam-Webster
  2. gerontocratic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gerontocratic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. gerontocratic: Wiktionary
  5. gerontocratic: Dictionary.com
  6. gerontocratic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Of or relating to gerontocracy.

Similar:
gerontocratical, gerontologic, gerontic, psychogerontological, gerontophilic, gerontophobic, gynecocratic, geriatric, biogerontologic, biogerontological, more...

Opposite:
juvenocratic, youth-oriented, youth-focused

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Similar:
gerontocratical, gerontologic, gerontic, psychogerontological, gerontophilic, gerontophobic, gynecocratic, geriatric, biogerontologic, biogerontological, more...

Opposite:
juvenocratic, youth-oriented, youth-focused



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