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
Example Sentences
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C. Sempronius Gracchus, land commissioner, 127; tribunate and legislation of, 128–130; overthrow, 130; oratory of, 200.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
The plebs, now strengthened by the plebeian nobles, who sought power through the tribunate, insisted on the abrogation of the law which prevented the marriage of plebeians with patricians.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The Sullan régime was at an end, and in the tribunate emancipated from the Senate’s control the ambitious general of the future was to find his most valuable ally.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
He was on intimate terms with the tribune M. Livius Drusus, who was murdered in 91, and in the same year was an unsuccessful candidate for the tribunate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
The connection between the two lies in the tendency of both: merging tribunate and legislature made it easy to substitute for an elective senate a hereditary house of lords.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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