gerontocratic

For a revealing glimpse into a possible quasi-immortalist "gerontocratic" society, I recommend Bruce Sterling's "Holy Fire."

Archive 2006-02-01 Mac 2006

Having spent his formative years watching gerontocratic totalitarian states collapse around him, he knows what happens in countries that don't allow political competition.

Head to Head in Moscow Power Play Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

She will not be beholden to superstition and "gerontocratic tradition."

Scenes From Provincial Life Raymond Zhong 2011

Or as he put it: "This captivation with the colossus of cultural imperialism … from the yé-yés' teenage earnestness to the gerontocratic frivolity of governance."

TV review: Jonathan Meades on France; Bouncers 2012

You join the oligarchic, gerontocratic elite and what do you do next?

On being called a bigot and/or racist 2010

But I would cast a vote for reconsidering the entire seniority and committee assignment process, and making the whole thing more democratic and less gerontocratic.

Source: Kerry, Durbin Supported Lieberman Keeping Chairmanship 2009

"[Noah] Webster devised a plan to check the egalitarian tide by raising the voting age to forty-five, dividing the electorate into two classes according to age and wealth, and letting each class choose one house of Congress -- an Americanized gerontocratic version of the British Lords and Commons."

Thinking about futures 2006

Meanwhile, the gerontocratic elite will have a supreme weapon against the young: compound interest.

The Coming Death Shortage 2005

Meanwhile, the gerontocratic elite will have a supreme weapon against the young: compound interest.

The Coming Death Shortage 2005

Royal's nomination suggests a clear break with the rather gerontocratic model to which French politics is often prone.

Royal's Election Chances Remain Uncertain Oxford Analytica 2006