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elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority
genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
党の元老が後継者の選出に影響力を持つ。
Party elders have influence over the selection of successors.
元老院の議決が国政を左右した時代があった。
There was an era when the elder statesmen's council swayed national affairs.
彼は業界の元老として尊敬を集めている。
He is respected as an elder authority in the industry.