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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During this tribunate, nothing very memorable was performed at Veii.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
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
There was something about 'a very few days,' and then Pratinas began to condole with Calatinus over being beaten for the tribunate after having spent so much money for the canvass.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
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 Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
The activity of Caius in supervising the execution of his legislation made him the leading figure in the government, and he was re-elected to the tribunate for 122 B. C.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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