Gerontokratie
German, noun/ɡeˌʁɔntokʁaˈtiː/
Gerontokratie is spelled G-E-R-O-N-T-O-K-R-A-T-I-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written German, the 434,655th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerontokratie is a German feminine noun meaning “gerontocracy (government by elders)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Herrschaftsform eines sozialen und politischen Systems, bei dem die Entscheidungsgewalt von älteren…”.
What does Gerontokratie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegerontocracy (government by elders)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herrschaftsform eines sozialen und politischen Systems, bei dem die Entscheidungsgewalt von älteren, erfahrenen Personen ausgeübt wird 2. Herrschaft einer überalterten, privilegierten Führungsschicht, die durch Erstarrung und politische Unbeweglichkeit gekennzeichnet ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gerontokratie
- Gerontokratien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gerontokratie?
- /ɡeˌʁɔntokʁaˈtiː/
- [ˌɡeʁɔntokʁaˈtiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gerontokratie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gerontokratie in German?
Gerontokratie appears about once in every 51 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).