"elder" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The elders held their assemblies in the sacred places.
- It's the people that matter; the elders to hold the wisdom and the children to hear it.
- Today, these elders hold little actual power, and most such positions are merely honorary.
- A good workman, too, they said, when he chose, or when his elders could hold him to it.
- The elders are holding a jirga, an all-male town meeting called in times of crisis.
- The elders of the community hold a position of respect and also have a major influence on island life.
- The three elders held their positions.
- Several days later, several thousand tribal elders held a jirga, or council, and agreed to raise a force of their own to find the wanted men.
- At the clubs where jazz's middle-aged elders hold forth, there's no obsolescence in the music, and nostalgia is beside the point.
- They learned quickly that even their elders held him in awe, and his aloof manner didn't encourage familiarity.
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