"gerontocrat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dʒəˈɹɒntəkɹat/ [UK] Forms: gerontocrats [plural]
Etymology: From geronto- + -crat, after gerontocracy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|geronto-|-crat}} geronto- + -crat Head templates: {{en-noun}} gerontocrat (plural gerontocrats)
  1. A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age. Translations (Translations): gerontocrata [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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