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
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 Stael-Holstein, Auguste Louis Baron de
From the passing of the Hortensian Law in 287 B. C. to the tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 B. C. the Senate exercised a practically unchallenged control over the policy of the Roman state.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Development of the tribunate and the comitia tributa.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Say, J. B., member of the tribunate, ii.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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