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tribuneship

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[trib-yoon-ship, tri-byoon-ship] / ˈtrɪb junˌʃɪp, trɪˈbjunˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the position or tenure of a tribune.


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Combined with his ongoing tribuneship and direct rule over the provinces in which most of the Roman army was garrisoned at the time, Augustus’s practical control of the Roman state was unchecked.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

Nay, on the contrary, several patricians had been condemned after their tribuneship, no plebeian.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus

Upon his accession to the tribuneship Clodius procured the disgrace of Cicero, and after his flight to Greece, obtained a decree of banishment against him.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Probably it had been stationed there for a period of years, and it is likely that Juvenal filled his tribuneship there.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

He joined Cæsar at Ravenna as soon as his tribuneship was out, and urged him to march on Rome.

From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.

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