10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «GERONTOCRAT» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
Entdecke den Gebrauch von
gerontocrat in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit
gerontocrat im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.
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Play For Today: The Evolution of Television Drama
Chapter. 1. 1. The. world. of. the. novelist: William. Trevor,. the. 'gentle.
gerontocrat'. At the opposite extreme to the inarticulate world of Edna is the world
of William Trevor's plays. It is an imaginary landscape inhabited mainly by
genteel ...
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How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
gerontocrat (adj) I a ruler who is old (pronounced 'jer—uhn—M—rat') from the
Greek, geron, geront—: an old man + kratos: power e.g. After phone-hacking was
alleged at the News of the World newspaper, politicians arranged an official ...
3
China and the West: Ideas and Activists
... worked most effectively by way of creating consensus in matters which
concerned the whole village. The information is far from complete but it seems as
if lineage communities had some sort of super-gerontocrat in the oldest man of
the most ...
David S. G. Goodman, 1990
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
... Georgiana 2 frurnpily 2 gamin 2 germ 2 frusemide 2 gaming 2 Geronimo 2
frustrate 2 gamma 2 gerontocrat 2 frustrated 2 gamma security 2 gesso 2
frustratedly 2 gamma Share 2 gessoed 2 frustrating 2 gamma stock 2 gestate 2
frustratingly ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
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A Commonwealth of the People: Popular Politics and England's ...
John was a gerontocrat. Other things being equal, old people made the best
governors. No individual or member of the body is perfect, nor ever could be. 'Old
age is neither venerable according to its days nor computed in numerical years,'
he ...
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Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages
I can't believe the code they choose / Is a means of communication. / Oh, to be
with people over sixty / Despite their tendency to prolixly! Ogden Nash, 1952, '
You can be a Republican, I'm a Gerontocrat', in The Private Dining Room 9:25 I'm
...
David Crystal, Hilary Crystal, 2000
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Religion in English Everyday Life: An Ethnographic Approach
... which is perhaps most clearly expressed in the contrasting functions and
powers of the gerontocrat and the outsider. These values, or this structure, lie
behind features of the conduct of local committees that may puzzle outsiders for,
...
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The New York Sun Crosswords #13: 72 Puzzles from the Daily Paper
... Beame and others 45 Improvised musically 46 Catch, as a fish 47 Like a bad
throw 51 Gerontocrat, e.g. 52 Donut coating 54 Maker of the Genesis game
system 55 Madre's sisters 56 Blowout 57 Casual run 58 Chutzpah source 59
Plumber's ...
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The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature
... and highest official responsible for the Barbadian plantocracy, however
amusing they found him, criticism of a self- deceived gerontocrat and womanizer,
neglecting firm political thinking for sexual self-indulgence and nostalgic
romanticism.
Frederick Burwick, Nancy Moore Goslee, Diane Long Hoeveler, 2012
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Old Age in Greek and Latin Literature
Nestor, as we have seen, is as conspicuous a gerontocrat as is to be found
among the Achaeans, but this portrait too can be read more ambiguously than is
usually the case. That the superannuated hero should be present at Troy, much
less ...
Thomas M. Falkner, Judith deLuce, 1989
10 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «GERONTOCRAT» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
gerontocrat im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies
... and although everyone knew his successor would be fellow gerontocrat Crown Prince Salman that didn't stop traders betting that a change at ... «Management Today, Jan 15»
Australian Open 2015: Victoria Azarenka knocks out Caroline …
... ageing but, no, he should not have lost to Becker, no spring chicken himself, should he? Strange to see the game suddenly so gerontocrat. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Anything for Power: The Real Story of China's Jiang Zemin …
... such as in 1966 at the start of the Cultural Revolution. Jiang felt tremendously relieved over a formidable gerontocrat like Peng being gone. «The Epoch Times, Sep 14»
Arab Democracy: The Lesson Of Algeria
In Saudi Arabia another gerontocrat, King Abdullah, has just appointed his half-brother Muqrin, a 69-year-old, as second in line to the throne, ... «Business Insider, Apr 14»
The lesson of Algeria
In Saudi Arabia another gerontocrat, King Abdullah, has just appointed his half-brother Muqrin, a 69-year-old, as second in line to the throne, ... «The Economist, Apr 14»
Last Vegas review: Welcome hangover from this group of acting icons
Now meet the Gerontocrat Pack, a movie built on the same idea, but older. There is a gerontocracy in Hollywood, perhaps more than ever ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 14»
Gov. Amaechi, Ngige, others, accompany El-Rufai to SSS …
Before arresting El Rufai, the SSS should arrest Asari Dokubo and the gerontocrat Edwin Clerk. What El Rufai said is firmly guaranteed by free ... «Premium Times, Jan 14»
Egypt takes a step back towards bloodshed and tyranny
Their gerontocrat leaders appear untroubled by self-knowledge. They hold themselves accountable before God but not their fellow citizens. «Financial Times, Aug 13»
In Oyo, race for 2015 gathers storm
... in building and controlling the party to Jumoke, moreso when her father is considered to be operating in his own world as a party gerontocrat. «The Nation, Mär 13»
Kermode rides in to defend retiring director
CABCHARGE gerontocrat Reg Kermode has hit back at CBD over Wednesday's column about outgoing director Sharon Doyle. The column ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 12»
