They were looked down upon, spat upon, and abused by the city elders.

Having "discovered" a cure for rabies he appeared in front of the city elders of Prague and demanded financial support.

The city elders had to watch its maintenance.

The Mayor and city elders are optimistic about its renewal, with some justification.

Then they could have taken all the power and riches away from those cruel city elders!

So, yes, the city elders decided some years ago, the Hollywood Bowl might be decrepit.

Could anything be scarier than the original Pied Piper, who steals an entire town's children because the city elders didn't pay his bill?

The devil which drove so many people back in the twenties was missing, as if the city elders had abolished worry altogether.

The city elders were talking of removing them from his care.

He asked Ea what he should say to the city elders and the population.