Gerontocracy
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 5जेरनटॉक्रसी
A state governed by old people
A government consisting of/run by old people
वृद्धतंत्र, बुज़ुर्गों का शासन
The chapter uses gerontocracy to describe that council.
A gerontocracy changes slowly by design.
Daily use: Gerontocracy ka matlab budhon ka shasan.
Geronto- यानी बूढ़ा (gerontology) और -cracy यानी शासन (democracy)। Gerontocracy = बुज़ुर्गों का शासन।
GERONTO- means old, as in gerontology, and -CRACY means rule, as in democracy. Gerontocracy is a state governed by old people.
-cracy family साथ रखिए: democracy (जनता), autocracy (एक व्यक्ति), plutocracy (धनी), theocracy (धर्मगुरु), meritocracy (योग्यता), bureaucracy (अफ़सर)।
Learn the -cracy family: democracy (people), autocracy (one person), plutocracy (the rich), theocracy (religious leaders), meritocracy (merit), bureaucracy (officials).