tribunate

[ trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt ]

noun

1. the office of tribune.
2. a body of tribunes.

tribunate

/ ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt /

noun

1. the office or rank of a tribune

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribunate¹

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

Example Sentences

The suppression of the tribunate, therefore, appeared to the general public like final proceedings in bankruptcy.

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It is therefore legal for the people to transfer the tribunate, as a consecrated thing, from one man to another.

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The political disturbance of the times between the tribunate of Tib.

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In the mean time, there had been a new election of members of the Tribunate and of the Legislative body.

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His purely political career ended in 1802, when he was eliminated with others from the tribunate for his opposition to Napoleon.

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