Council of Elders
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Council of Elders may refer to:
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In politics:
- Global EldersGlobal EldersThe Elders is an international non-government organisation of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007...
, a humanitarian group referred to in media as the Council of Elders. - Council of Elders of the Bundestag (Germany)Council of Elders of the Bundestag (Germany)The Council of Elders of the German parliament Bundestag is a joint deliberative body which includes the following members:* President;* Vice presidents;* Bundestag members appointed by parliamentary groups in proportion to their size...
, a joint deliberative body - Council of Elders of Tokelau, meaning the 3 faipules of the three main Tokelauan islands
- Council of Elders of TuvaluTuvaluTuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
, meaning a group of elders (te sina o fenua) appointed for each of the nine atols - Council of Five EldersCouncil of Five EldersThe council of five elders, also known as the five Tairō , was formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan in the place of his son, Hideyori, until such time as he came of age. Hideyoshi chose his five most powerful daimyo: Ukita Hideie, Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Mōri Terumoto, and the...
, a form of government in feudal Japan - Council of AncientsCouncil of AncientsThe Council of Ancients or Council of Elders was the upper house of the Directory , the legislature of France from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the French Revolution.The Council of Ancients was the senior of the two halves of...
, the upper house of the French Directory - Somali council of elders, the traditional form of government in Somaliland
- Teip Council of Elders, a council within the Chechen tribal organization Teip
- Roman SenateRoman SenateThe Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
, from the Latin senatus meaning "council of elders" - Village Council of Elders is a political system practised in certain villages in Indonesia
In other fields:
- The ruling counsel of the planet KryptonKrypton (comics)Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe, and the native world of the super-heroes Superman and, in some tellings, Supergirl and Krypto the Superdog. Krypton has been portrayed consistently as having been destroyed just after Superman's flight from the planet, with exact details of...
in the SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
comic book and film series. - Council of Elders (A Series of Unfortunate Events), a fictional organization in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- United Church of God Council of Elders, the governing body of the United Church of God
- The Council of Elders, were the leaders of the Air Nomads in The Last AirbenderThe Last AirbenderThe Last Airbender is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It is a live-action film adaptation of the first season to the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender....
. A animation film written and created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.