Council of Elders
The
Council of Elders is the name given by several organizations to a group of people entrusted in some way with the organization's direction.
Some organisations that have Councils of Elders include:
*Some
Native American tribes
*The
Bundestag (the German National Parliament)
*The
United Church of God* various other tribal cultures
*
Somaliland*
Chechen Teip* The French Revolutionary
Council of Ancients can also be referred to as the Council of Elders
The word
Senate is derived from the
Latin word
Senatus.
Senex means "old man".
Senatus roughly translates to Council of Elders.
