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Senior vs Elders - What's the difference?

senior | elders |

As nouns the difference between senior and elders

is that senior is while elders is .

As an adjective senior

is .

senior

English

Alternative forms

* seniour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Older; superior
  • senior citizen
  • Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
  • senior''' member; '''senior counsel
  • (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
  • Antonyms

    * junior

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  • (obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
  • * 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts IV:
  • Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
  • Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
  • He was four years her senior .
  • (US) A final-year student at a high school or university.
  • Antonyms

    * junior

    Derived terms

    * senior school

    Anagrams

    * ----

    elders

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • ----