tribunate

American  

[trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt] / ˈtrɪb yə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, trɪˈbyu nɪt, -neɪt /

noun

1. the office of tribune.

2. a body of tribunes.

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tribunate British  

/ ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt /

noun

1. the office or rank of a tribune

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Etymology

Origin of tribunate

First recorded in 1540–50, tribunate is from the Latin word tribūnātus the office of a tribune. See tribune ¹, -ate ³

Example Sentences

In Rome, for example, this took the form of the tribunate, an elected council of plebes endowed with veto power.

From Washington Post

Daru now returned, for a time, mainly to civil life, and entered the tribunate, where he ably maintained the principles of democratic liberty.

From Project Gutenberg

The year 133 b.c., the date of the first tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus, has the same kind of significance as the year 1789 A.D.

From Project Gutenberg

He was appointed a member of the tribunate, but Napoleon, finding that he was not sufficiently tractable, had him expelled at the first “purge,” and Ginguen� returned to his literary pursuits.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in the first idea of the Tribunate—as a regular mode of popular representation—an element of opposition introduced into the very constitution of the state—there was contained the germ of that mighty political power and action, which afterwards a man of energetic character, like Tiberius Gracchus, knew how to exert.

From Project Gutenberg