gerontocracy
noun
ger·on·toc·ra·cy
ˌjer-ən-ˈtä-krə-sē 
plural gerontocracies
: rule by elders
specifically
: a form of social organization in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control
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Others liken the United States to the Soviet Union in its final years—a brittle gerontocracy rotting from within.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the classic institutional drama that plays out in a gerontocracy.
—Cassidy Creech, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The gerontocracy has shed 82-year-old Joe Biden, 84-year-old Nancy Pelosi, and 82-year-old Mitch McConnell from leadership.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The national discourse over America's aging gerontocracy goes far beyond the executive branch.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the classic institutional drama that plays out in a gerontocracy.
—Cassidy Creech, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The gerontocracy has shed 82-year-old Joe Biden, 84-year-old Nancy Pelosi, and 82-year-old Mitch McConnell from leadership.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The national discourse over America's aging gerontocracy goes far beyond the executive branch.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Gerontocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerontocracy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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