tribune
1a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
Roman History.
any of various administrative officers, especially one of 10 officers elected to protect the interests and rights of the plebeians from the patricians.
any of the six officers of a legion who rotated in commanding the legion during the year.
Origin of tribune
1Other words from tribune
- trib·une·ship, noun
- trib·u·ni·tial, trib·u·ni·cial [trib-yuh-nish-uhl], /ˌtrɪb yəˈnɪʃ əl/, adjective
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Other definitions for tribune (2 of 2)
a raised platform for a speaker; a dais, rostrum, or pulpit.
a raised part, or gallery, with seats, as in a church.
(in a Christian basilica) the bishop's throne, occupying a recess or apse.
the apse itself.
Origin of tribune
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How to use tribune in a sentence
But one day, scanning the classified ads in The Minneapolis tribune, she saw a job opportunity that appealed to her.
A smaller headline in the Herald tribune stated that Black September, headed by Ali Salameh, had taken credit for the operation.
Mossad’s Greatest Female Assassin: An Excerpt From ‘Sylvia Rafael’ | Ram Oren, Moti Kfir | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKlopfer told the South Bend tribune after the Allen County Right to Life filed complaints with the Indiana Attorney General.
Indiana’s Crazy Administrative Abortion Demands Have Doctors Racking Up the Violations | Emily Shire | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pages of the Salt Lake tribune have rarely been so animated.
The Kremlin’s Favorite Anti-Gay Hate Group is Coming to Utah | Jay Michaelson | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, the Texas tribune revealed her campaign had “juked the numbers.”
You cite the case of some who are admirable tea-party oracles, but who cannot utter half a dozen sentences in the tribune.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacThere are few specimens of political oratory in the English language which rival some of the speeches of this young tribune.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe tribune stood leisurely in as soon as the fleet anchored, till she was within half a mile of the town.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThe next morning the tribune published the letters and congratulated the Army boys.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockThe meetings of the comitia tributa were generally presided over by a tribune, although sometimes by one of the consuls.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for tribune (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtrɪbjuːn) /
(in ancient Rome)
an officer elected by the plebs to protect their interests. Originally there were two of these officers but finally there were ten
a senior military officer
a person or institution that upholds public rights; champion
Origin of tribune
1Derived forms of tribune
- tribunary, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for tribune (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtrɪbjuːn) /
the apse of a Christian basilica that contains the bishop's throne
the throne itself
a gallery or raised area in a church
rare a raised platform from which a speaker may address an audience; dais
Origin of tribune
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