tribunate
Americannoun
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the office of tribune.
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a body of tribunes.
noun
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
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But in France's later crisis the French tribunate could not be revived; with it disappeared forever the last rallying-point for the scattered remnant still true to the Revolution.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
In order that the administration of affairs may have time to settle itself, the tribunate and legislative senate shall remain as first constituted for ten years, without any re-elections.
From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
The suppression of the tribunate, therefore, appeared to the general public like final proceedings in bankruptcy.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
During this tribunate, nothing very memorable was performed at Veii.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Titus Livius
The tribunate was not considered as one of the regular magistracies, and the censorship, according to the custom previously established, followed the consulship.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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