Betekenis van:
eldest

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. He is the eldest.
2. The eldest sister acted for the mother.
3. What's the name of your eldest brother?
4. My eldest son is studying right now.
5. The eldest son succeeded to all the property.
6. The king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
7. His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
8. Although I was the eldest son in the family, I was the third child in the sequence, so everyone from superiors to inferiors called Yun “third lady.”
9. Her mother knew that her eldest daughter had signed up for a drama seminar, but she had no idea that she was so deeply involved as to appear on stage.
10. In the event of any tie the eldest candidate shall prevail.
11. where chairmen have the same length of service, by the eldest of those qualifying under the preceding subparagraph.
12. Where the Secretary-General is prevented from exercising his functions, they shall be exercised by the most senior Deputy Secretary-General present or, in the event of equal seniority, by the eldest or by an official designated by the Commission.
13. Where a Director-General is prevented from exercising his functions, they shall be exercised by the most senior Deputy Director-General present or, in the event of equal seniority, by the eldest or by an official designated by the Commission.
14. Should a third ballot be necessary, a relative majority shall suffice for election to the remaining seats. In the event of a tie the eldest candidates shall be declared elected.
15. If no replacement has been designated, the subordinate official present in the highest function group with the highest grade, or in the event of equal grade, the subordinate official with the greatest seniority in the grade or, in the event of equal seniority, the one who is eldest, shall deputise.