gerontocracy

• 指由老年人掌握权力和统治的政治制度或社会，通常指年长男性掌权。

A noun referring to a political system or society in which power and governance are held by older people, typically elderly men.

1. Government by the elderlyC1formalpolitical

   A form of social or political organization where the oldest members of society hold the majority of power and influence.

   老人统治

   • The country's gerontocracy often resisted reforms proposed by younger politicians.
   • Many historians see the Roman Senate in its later years as moving towards a gerontocracy.
   • A gerontocracy can lead to stagnation if it ignores the needs of younger generations.
   • The party was criticized for being a gerontocracy, with no member under 70 in its leadership.