comitia

American  

[kuh-mish-ee-uh] / kəˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun

Roman History.

1. an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.

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comitia British  

/ kəˈmɪʃəl, kəˈmɪʃɪə /

noun

1. an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority

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Other Word Forms

• comitial adjective

Etymology

Origin of comitia

1615–25; < Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com- com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go ( cf. comes) + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

Beyond question, however, they were included in the curiae and had the right to vote in the comitia curiata.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Gracchus stringently enforced the limitation of the freedmen to the four city tribes, which completely destroyed their influence in the comitia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

The gold medal for General Washington represents the head of His Excellency, with this legend: georgio washington supremo duci exercituum, adsertori libertatis, comitia americana.

From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand

There was a body of rules governing the comitia which were concerned with the time and place of meeting, the forms of promulgation and the methods of voting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

The comitia centuriata could be summoned and presided over only by the magistrates with imperium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various