Why this word is great
GERONTOCRAT — [Noun] A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging to power or ruling primarily due to age. From Greek geronto- ("old age") + -crat ("ruler"), modeled after gerontocracy. Unlike "patriarch" (which centers male familial authority) or "technocrat" (which prizes expertise over years), the gerontocrat wields power by virtue of endurance alone. It is the brittle hand signing decrees with a tremor, the voice cracking through a speech written by younger minds, or the stubborn refusal to step aside while the world changes beyond recognition—a monument to the tyranny of time, mistaking survival for wisdom.