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An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority.
Elder or elders may refer to:
Positions
Administrative
Cultural
Religious
"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
Antarctica
Australia
Canada
USA
In entertainment
People
Plants
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
Elder (constructor) , a former racing car constructor
The Elders (organization) , an international non-governmental organisation of statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
USS Elder (AN-20) , a US Navy World War II anti-submarine net laying ship
Elder High School , Cincinnati, Ohio
Elders Limited , an Australian agribusiness company
Elder Pharmaceuticals , a company headquartered in Mumbai, India
An old English word for
udder
See also
Topics referred to by the same term