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gerontocratic
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(noun) rule by elders / (noun) a form of social organization in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control
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the hardening of a gerontocratic ruling elite
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6 years, 9 months ago
the hardening of a gerontocratic ruling elite
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encomium
(en)
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly (plural: encomia). as the adjective encomiastic, means bestowing praise, eulogistic, laudatory
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festooned with American flags and encomiums to Abraham Lincoln
I think it should be encomia but maybe that's just a colloquial version?
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6 years, 9 months ago
festooned with American flags and encomiums to Abraham Lincoln
I think it should be encomia but maybe that's just a colloquial version?
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6 years, 9 months ago