| This has been referred to as gerontocracy, but it may be preferable to see it as an expression of a link with past generations. |
| In contrast to India's gerontocracy, there is a worldwide trend for having young leaders. |
| The author was, of course, the first to depict a totalitarian gerontocracy. |
| In the gerontocracy that was early America, the Puritans held that living to a ripe old age was a sign from above. |
| Niuean society is a gerontocracy based on obedience to and respect for those who are older than oneself. |
| Some of your friends are amazed when you say this, but you reason that a gerontocracy can fashion the future for just so long. |
