tribune
noun
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
tribunitial
-
a word derived from
tribune.
Example Sentences
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The late tribunitial ministry has transmitted to us as its monument little beyond the disclosure of a chronic disposition to tyranny and periodical fluctuations of preponderance.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Republican Rome attempted to guard against excessive centralism by the tribunitial veto, or by the organization of a negative or obstructive power.
From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson
That which follows, The tribunitial dignity and power: Both which Sejanus is to have this day Conferr'd upon him, and by public senate.
From Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson
Imperial Rome gradually swept away the tribunitial veto, concentrated all power in the hands of the emperor, became completely centralized, and fell.
From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson
Yet, withal, he plainly touches at the office of the high-priesthood, with which Augustus was invested and which made his person more sacred and inviolable than even the tribunitial power.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by John Dryden
