genro
pronunciation
How to pronounce genro in British English:
UK ['gen'rəʊ]
How to pronounce genro in American English:
US ['gen'roʊ]
Word Origin
- Genro (n.)
- "elder statesman of Japan," 1876, from Japanese, literally "first elders."
Example
- 1. These officials reconfigured lula 's government and have maintained power : rousseff is now president , the first woman to hold that office ; genro and wagner are state governors ; and haddad was recently elected mayor of so paulo .
- 2. Before , ministries were distributed to regional leaders on the basis of their political clout . Now , says mr genro , " we will negotiate with the parties as institutions " and give ministers more responsibility .