Most civil services still tend to be gerontocracies, where age and seniority are synonymous.

大部分公务员还是倾向于老人统治，这词是年龄的同义词。

Mr Gurvich warns of a creeping “gerontocracy”.

Gurvich警告人们小悄悄出现的“老人政府”。

Millennials, after all, are starting to gain political power at a time when America looks more like a gerontocracy than ever.

毕竟，代开始掌权时，美国似乎比以往任何时候都更像个老年政府治理下的国家。

A gerontocracy is a form of social organization in which the oldest members of society have the most wealth, power, and prestige.

老年统治是种社会组织形式，其中最年长的社会成员拥有最多的财富、权力声望。