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Elder

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An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority.

Elder or elders may refer to:

Positions

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Administrative

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Cultural

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Religious

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  • "The elder", author of the Johannine epistles 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament
  • Elder (Christianity), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role
  • Thero or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monks

Places

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Antarctica
Australia
Canada
USA

In entertainment

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People

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Plants

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  • Box elder, Acer negundo, North American species of maple
  • Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), common edible garden perennial, widely considered a weed
  • Yellow elder (Tecoma stans), flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family
  • Sambucus, also known as elder or elderberry, a genus of fast-growing shrubs or small trees
  • Marsh elder or Iva, a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the daisy family

Other uses

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See also

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