tribune
IPA: trˈɪbjun
noun
- (historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- (historical) A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
- (figurative) A protector of the people.
- (Christianity, architecture) The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
- (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
- A small city, the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
- A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Examples of "tribune" in Sentences
- Curio was tribune of the plebs in 90 BC.
- He was elected to a new tribune of the community.
- -- "What is it you call the tribune?" cries M. Bonaparte
- The tribune at the time was unwilling to print the story.
- A noted exemption from consular authority is the Tribune of the Plebes.
- [Footnote *: The word tribune is used in Florence to designate any large niche.
- That's what the tribune -- you know all the newspapers that are called the tribune?
- Note that the maniple of the centurial tribune is now at eighty percent strength, hence this maniple is usually assigned to kitchen duties.
- As the maniple whose tribune is now promoted to centuriate staff is under-represented, a pro tempore candidate is selected to be the manipular sub-tribune.
- “I presume it means the clause which appoints you to the command of the legions on the Euphrates, thus giving you legal immunity from prosecution now that your term as tribune has expired.”
- Some of them had famous names, for example, on this particular morning, Antonius Hybrida, who was the second son of the great orator and consul Marcus Antonius, and who had just finished a term as tribune; he was a fool and a drunk, but protocol dictated he would have to be seen first.
- The pope and the sacred college had never been dazzled by his specious professions; they were justly offended by the insolence of his conduct; a cardinal legate was sent to Italy, and after some fruitless treaty, and two personal interviews, he fulminated a bull of excommunication, in which the tribune is degraded from his office, and branded with the guilt of rebellion, sacrilege, and heresy.