From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
ELDERS occurs
7 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... elders could
look only at the objections.
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
At
first the
elders could
look only at the
objections.
2.
... elders dreamed
of innovations.
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
3.
... elders, just
to nail things down good, ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
They
understood that the
elders, just to
nail things down
good, were about to
apply to the
Foundation for a
charter.
4.
... elders led
Ed aside.
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
5.
... elders looked
at one another, for they ...
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
Dismayed, the
elders looked at one another, for they
knew he had them
cold.
6.
Elders, temporarily
turned Pharisee, have sulked.
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
7.
... elders, will
be in the long run ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
This is the
experience which has
led us to the
conclusion
that our
group conscience, well-
advised
by
its elders, will be in the
long run wiser than any
single leader.
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