Elders
Teachers
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- executives and elders
- executives and teachers
- administrators and elders
- administrators and teachers
- intellectuals and elders
- intellectuals and teachers
- leaders and elders
- leaders and teachers
- ministers and elders
- ministers and teachers
- professors and elders
- professors and teachers
- clergymen and elders
- clergymen and teachers
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- And the victims are, almost invariably, the ones who didn't listen to the warnings from their elders/teachers/what have you.
Source: Scare 'Em Straight - Harry asked the Dursleys about his parents growing up, but they never told him anything except "They died in a car crash and don't ask questions." After learning the truth, he never directly asked but got good reports from his teachers and elders.
Source: Tell Me About My Father - In the later books, there's the explicit message "You can't rely on your elders to have all the answers." As wise as they might seem, your parents and your mentors have probably made more mistakes than they'd like to admit, and not all of your teachers can be trusted to handle power responsibly.
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