elders council
Senior leadership body
An elders council is a governing or advisory body composed of senior members of a community, tribe, or organization.
The term appears in indigenous governance, religious institutions, and fantasy fiction alike.
Elders councils typically make decisions through deliberation and consensus rather than individual authority: The elders council met to resolve the land dispute.
She brought her case before the elders council.
- wise menLearned, discerning people
- advisory boardPanel providing organizational guidance
- griotsHereditary oral historians
- talking circleStructured group dialogue format
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
matriarchs · sages · senate · mentors · community leaders · committee · decision makers · spiritual leaders · village chiefs · shamans · advisors · ancestral wisdom · storytellers · governing body · peacekeepers · role models · dignitaries · negotiators
elders councildictator
Ruler with total control
autocrat · monarch · tyrant · strongman · one-man rule
elders councilbureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
corporate board · administrative agency · regulatory commission · parliament · executive committee
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