ста́роста

uncommon #9138

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

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.
Собрание, переизбиравшее старосту деревни, прошло без споров.
The meeting, which was re-electing the village elder, took place without any disputes.
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.
Группа, перевыбиравшая старосту, собралась снова.
The group that had re-elected its group leader met again.
На собрании было решено перевыбрать старосту класса.
At the meeting, it was decided to re-elect the class monitor.
Она стала старостой группы в институте.
She became the group representative at the institute.