The plural of genro; multiple elder statesmen or senior political figures in Japanese history.
The plural form of 'genro,' formed by simply adding the English '-s' ending to the Japanese loanword. Japanese itself doesn't have plural forms, so English speakers add '-s' when discussing multiple genro.
The genros as a group were incredibly powerful—even the Emperor had to listen to them!—but by the 1930s this system had fallen apart, which contributed to Japan's turn toward military aggression.
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