# Elder

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An **[elder](/source/Old_age)** is a person who is of greater age or authority.

**Elder** or **elders** may refer to:

## Positions

### Administrative

- [Elder (administrative title)](/source/Elder_(administrative_title)), a position of authority

### Cultural

- [North American Indigenous elder](/source/North_American_Indigenous_elder), a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge - [Haudenosaunee Clan Mother](/source/Haudenosaunee_Clan_Mother)
- [Australian Aboriginal elder](/source/Australian_Aboriginal_elder), one who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, often a leader in administrative matters

### Religious

- "The Elder", author of the [Johannine epistles](/source/Johannine_epistles) 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament
- [Elder (Christianity)](/source/Elder_(Christianity)), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role - [Elder (Methodist)](/source/Elder_(Methodist)), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach - [Elder (Anglican)](/source/Elder_(Christianity)#Anglicans), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovate - [Elder (Latter Day Saints)](/source/Elder_(Latter_Day_Saints)), a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood
- [Thero](/source/Thero) or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monks

## Places

**Antarctica**

- [Elder Bluff](/source/Elder_Bluff), Palmer Land
- [Elder Glacier](/source/Elder_Glacier), Victoria Land
- [Elder Peak](/source/Elder_Peak), Oates Land
- [Mount Elder](/source/Mount_Elder), South Shetland Islands

**Australia**

- Elder Range, part of the [Flinders Ranges](/source/Flinders_Ranges) in South Australia
- [Electoral district of Elder](/source/Electoral_district_of_Elder), South Australia
- [Elder Park](/source/Elder_Park), Adelaide, South Australia

**Canada**

- [Elder Island](/source/Elder_Island), Nunavut

**United States**

- [Elder, Georgia](/source/Elder,_Georgia)
- [Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania](/source/Elder_Township,_Cambria_County,_Pennsylvania)

## In entertainment

- [Elder (band)](/source/Elder_(band)), a rock/metal band from Boston
- [Elders (*Charmed*)](/source/Elders_(Charmed)), characters in the *Charmed* television series
- [Elders of the Universe](/source/Elders_of_the_Universe), supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics
- [Mole Man](/source/Mole_Man) or Harvey Rupert Elder, a fictional character in Marvel Comics
- *[The Elder](/source/The_Elder)*, an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album *Music from "The Elder*
- ["The Elder" (*Star Wars: Visions*)](/source/The_Elder_(Star_Wars:_Visions)), an episode of *Star Wars: Visions*

## People

- [Elder (given name)](/source/Elder_(given_name)), a list of people
- [Elder (surname)](/source/Elder_(surname)), a list of people
- [Élder (footballer)](/source/%C3%89lder_(footballer)) (born 1976), a Brazilian former footballer Élder Alencar Machado de Campos
- [List of people known as the Elder or the Younger](/source/List_of_people_known_as_the_Elder_or_the_Younger)

## Plants

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

## Other uses

- [Elder (constructor)](/source/Elder_(constructor)), a former racing car constructor
- [The Elders (organization)](/source/The_Elders_(organization)), an international non-governmental organisation of statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
- [USS *Elder* (AN-20)](/source/USS_Elder_(AN-20)), a US Navy World War II anti-submarine net laying ship
- [Elder High School](/source/Elder_High_School), Cincinnati, Ohio
- [Elders Limited](/source/Elders_Limited), an Australian agribusiness company
- [Elder Pharmaceuticals](/source/Elder_Pharmaceuticals), a company headquartered in Mumbai, India
- An old English word for [udder](/source/Udder)

## See also

- [Council of Elders (disambiguation)](/source/Council_of_Elders_(disambiguation))
- [Eldership (disambiguation)](/source/Eldership_(disambiguation))
- [Eider (disambiguation)](/source/Eider_(disambiguation))
- [Alder (disambiguation)](/source/Alder_(disambiguation))
- [Elderly](/source/Elderly), adjective for people with ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings

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