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ANDROPOV [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gerontocracy
1, record 1, English, gerontocracy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The system of government by old men. 1, record 1, English, - gerontocracy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example of de facto gerontocraty: Soviet Union during the 1970s, 1980s with Leonid Brejnev (1906-1982), Youri Andropov (1914-1982) and Konstantin Tchernenko (1911-1985). 2, record 1, English, - gerontocracy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gérontocratie
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9rontocratie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Régime politique dans lequel les pouvoirs sont exercés par les personnes les plus âgées de la société (les gérontes), en raison de leur sagesse. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9rontocratie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «gérontocratie» est aussi utilisé pour décrier la prépondérance et la mainmise des vieillards sur le pouvoir au détriment d’autres aptitudes comme le mérite. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9rontocratie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Exemple de gérontocratie de fait : l'URSS des années 1970-1980 avec Leonid Brejnev(1906-1982), Youri Andropov(1914-1982) et Konstantin Tchernenko(1911-1985). 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9rontocratie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Rybinsk
1, record 2, English, Rybinsk
correct, Europe
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Andropov 1, record 2, English, Andropov
former designation, correct, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Rybinsk
1, record 2, French, Rybinsk
correct, Europe
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Andropov 1, record 2, French, Andropov
former designation, correct, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville de Russie, sur la Volga. 2, record 2, French, - Rybinsk
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d’une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle» (le nom d’une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d’une ville située à l’extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L’accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur le (fleuve) Saint-Laurent». 3, record 2, French, - Rybinsk
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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