A Presbyterian is a member of a Protestant church run by elders (presbyters), not by bishops. It is one of the large Protestant families in the United States, and the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian — the national church there.

A Presbyterian長老會教徒 is a member of a Protestant church run by elders (presbyters), not by bishops是一個由長老（presbyters）治理、而不是由主教治理的新教教會成員。It它 is one of the large Protestant families in the United States是美國幾個大新教教派之一 and the Church of Scotland而蘇格蘭教會 is Presbyterian就是長老會 the national church there是當地的國教教會。

As an adjective: a Presbyterian church, Presbyterian worship. The name is about how the church is governed: a council of elders, not one bishop at the top, and not each congregation standing fully alone.

As an adjective當形容詞用時 a Presbyterian church像是Presbyterian church（長老會教堂） Presbyterian worshipPresbyterian worship（長老會的禮拜）。The name這個名字 is about how the church is governed講的是教會怎麼治理 a council of elders是一群長老組成的議會來管理 not one bishop at the top不是由一位主教在上頭領導 and not each congregation standing fully alone也不是每個會眾各自獨立、互不相干。

In Taiwan this is not a rare foreign label; 長老教會 is a major church here, with a long local history.

In Taiwan在台灣 this is not a rare foreign label這並不是什麼少見的外來說法 長老教會 is a major church here在這裡是個重要的教會 with a long local history而且有很長的本地歷史。

Though actually “Presbyterian” is not the same as “Protestant” (many Protestant churches are not Presbyterian), and it is not the same as Pentecostal, which students sometimes mix up because both are long church words starting with P. Beliefs overlap with other Reformed churches; the distinctive piece in the name is government by elders.

Though actually不過其實 "Presbyterian" is not the same as "Protestant""Presbyterian"跟"Protestant"不一樣 (many Protestant churches are not Presbyterian)（很多新教教會並不是長老會） and it is not the same as Pentecostal也跟Pentecostal（五旬節派）不一樣 which students sometimes mix up because both are long church words starting with P學生有時候會搞混，因為兩個都是P開頭的長教會用詞。Beliefs信仰內容 overlap with other Reformed churches跟其他改革宗教會有重疊 the distinctive piece in the name這個名字裡真正獨特的部分 is government by elders就是「由長老治理」這件事。