ста́роста

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nounmasculine & feminineanimatecountablefake feminine

1.
monitor (of a class), class representative, group leadereducation
Ста́роста гру́ппы собра́л зачётки.
The group monitor collected the grade books.
Most common modern use: in schools and universities, elected by the class or group.
2.
village elder, headman, village head
Дереве́нский ста́роста созва́л сход.
The village elder called a meeting of the community.
Chiefly historical, of the peasant commune.

Examples

На собрании было решено перевыбрать старосту класса.
At the meeting, it was decided to re-elect the class monitor.
Они хотят перевыбирать старосту класса в этом году.
They want to re-elect the class monitor this year.
Волость управлялась своим старостой много лет.
The district was governed by its own elder for many years.
Уча́щиеся вы́брали её ста́ростой.
The students chose her to be the chairman.
Она стала старостой группы в институте.
She became the group representative at the institute.
Собрание, переизбиравшее старосту деревни, прошло без споров.
The meeting, which was re-electing the village elder, took place without any disputes.
Группа, перевыбиравшая старосту, собралась снова.
The group that had re-elected its group leader met again.
Староста класса собрал деньги на подарок.
The class representative collected money for a gift.
На собрании началась баллотировка нового старосты.
The balloting for the new class monitor began at the meeting.