tribunate

American  

[trib-yuh-nit, -nayt, trih-byoo-nit, -nayt] / ˈtrɪb jə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, trɪˈbju 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

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Example Sentences

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tribunate

To deter able and ambitious men from seeking the tribunate, it was made a bar to further political office.

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

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

Say, J. B., member of the tribunate, ii.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane

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

Fouche, the minister of police, sent for me to say, that the first consul suspected me of having excited my friend who had spoken in the tribunate.

From Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. by Auguste Louis Baron de Stael-Holstein

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