Council of Elders

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Council of Elders may refer to:

In politics:

• Global Elders, a humanitarian group referred to in media as the Council of Elders.
• Council of Elders of the Bundestag (Germany), a joint deliberative body
• Council of Elders of Tokelau, meaning the 3 faipules of the 3 main Tokelauan islands
• Council of Five Elders, a form of government in feudal Japan
• Council of Ancients, the upper house of the French Directory
• Somali council of elders, the traditional form of government in Somaliland
• Teip Council of Elders, a council within the Chechen tribal organization Teip
• Roman Senate, from the Latin senatus meaning "council of elders"
• The ruling counsel of the planet Krypton in the Superman comic book and film series.

In other fields:

• Council of Elders (A Series of Unfortunate Events), a fictional organization in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• United Church of God Council of Elders, the governing body of the United Church of God