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Those aren't gerontocracies as such, since power is distributed in a variety of ways, and the power of elders is usually advisory, not direct or managerial.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2023

But many other tribes took a very different approach: they were gerontocracies, in which the young do as the old say.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2020

But perhaps most significant is the fact that gerontocracies prevent new ideas from entering into the small elite that makes national policy.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2018

In the 16 years of Brezhnev's rule the average age of the Politburo has crept forward until it stands this year at 70, thus making the U.S.S.R. one of the oldest gerontocracies in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, a good part of the world � Russia, China�is ruled by gerontocracies.

From Time Magazine Archive