Definition
A person who rules or holds significant power in a gerontocracy; an elderly person with political authority in a system where age confers power.
Etymology
From gerontocracy + '-crat' (ruler, one who holds power). Identifies individuals who benefit from and hold authority in age-based power systems.
Kelly Says
When a gerontocrat finally retires, it often triggers immediate institutional change—the Soviet Union transformed completely once Gorbachev replaced the elderly Politburo, showing how much one person's age controls a system.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የዕድሜ አፄ
ye-edime-a-at
ARالعربية
شيخ حاكم
shaykh hakam
BNবাংলা
বয়স্কত্বশাসক
boyashtv-sha-sak
CACatalà
gerontocraten
zheh-roh-n-toh-kra-ten
CSČeština
gerontokrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
DADansk
gerontokrat
zhuh-roh-n-toh-krat
DEDeutsch
Gerontokrat
zhuh-roh-n-toh-krat
ELΕλληνικά
γηροκράτης
zhee-roh-kra-tee
ESEspañol
gerontócrata
heh-roh-n-toh-krah-tah
FAفارسی
حاکم پیرامون پیری
ha-kam piramoon piri
FISuomi
gerontokraatti
zheh-roh-n-toh-kraat-ti
FRFrançais
gérone
zhuh-roh-n
GUGU
વૃદ્ધત્વશાસક
vridhhtva-sha-sak
HEעברית
גֵּרַנְטוֹקְרָט
geh-ran-toh-kra-t
HIहिन्दी
वृद्धराजनीतिज्ञ
vridh-ra-jan-ee-ti-j-n
HUMagyar
gerontokrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerontokrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
ITItaliano
gerontocrate
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
JA日本語
老人政治家
rōjin-seijitaka
KMKM
អ្នកប្រឹក្សាអាយុ
an-k-preuk-sa-ay-u
KO한국어
노년 정치인
no-nyeong-jeong-chi-in
MRMR
वृद्धराज्यशासक
vridh-ra-jya-sha-sak
MSBahasa Melayu
gerontokrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
MYမြန်မာ
အရွယ်ရောက်မှု လူကြီး
ah-rwel-ya-uk-mo-loo-kree
NLNederlands
gerontocraat
zheh-roh-n-toh-kraat
NONorsk
gerontokrat
zhuh-roh-n-toh-krat
PAPA
ਵृ DDhਤਵਸ਼ਾਸਕ
vridhhtva-sha-sak
PLPolski
gerontokrata
zheh-roh-n-toh-kra-tah
PTPortuguês
gerontócrata
zheh-roh-n-toh-krah-tah
RORomână
gerontocrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
RUРусский
геронтократ
gerontokrat
SVSvenska
gerontokrat
zhuh-roh-n-toh-krat
SWKiswahili
gerontocrat
zheh-roh-n-toh-krat
TAதமிழ்
வயதான ஆட்சியாளர்
vayathaan-aa-kshi-ya-la-r
TEతెలుగు
వృద్ధాప్య పాలకుడు
vridhdha-apaya-paalak-udu
THไทย
ผู้ปกครองด้านวัยชรา
poo-pok-kron-daen-wai-cha-ra
TLTL
gerontokrata
zheh-roh-n-toh-kra-tah
TRTürkçe
gerontokrat
zheh-ron-toh-krat
UKУкраїнська
геронтократ
gerontokrat
URاردو
بُوڑھپن کا حکمران
boo-rhan-ka-huk-mar-an
VITiếng Việt
người cai trị về lão hóa
nguoi-cai-tri-ve-lao-hoa
YOYO
agba-ṣọ̀ọ̀
agba-ṣọ̀ọ̀
ZH中文
老年政治家
lǎonian zhèngzhì jiā
ZUZU
umshayeli we-uhlu
oom-sha-ye-li-we-oo-hlu