Elderate

Quick meaning: Elderate is a noun meaning (rare) The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.

Meaning

(rare) The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.

Example Sentences

The centre of Birštonas elderate which consists of 46 villages is Birštonas individual-farm settlement. The territory of the elderate is 111 km².

In Lithuania and Uzbekistan, where the size of the lowest administrative tier is large, some functions are delegated to territorial subunits of the local governments (wards or elderates in Lithuania, and mahallas in Uzbekistan).

Lithuania established its administrative organization in 1994 and in 2000 introduced some modification in order to meet EU requirements. It is divided into 10 Apskritys (counties), 60 savivaldybés^([sic – meaning savivaldybės]) (municipalities) and more than 500 seniūnijos (elderates).

Municipalities are subdivided into elderates, some 546 in all. An elderate, which comprises a village, several small villages, a small town, or a city neighborhood, is responsible for small-scale matters, such as sidewalk cleaning. Elderates are run by an official (an elder) appointed by the municipality; in cities, the elder is elected.

Word Forms

• elderates

Synonyms for elderate

Depending on context, synonyms include eldership.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eldership, subwarden, ward, ealdormanry, dietine, mayor.

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