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Webster 1913 Edition
Tribune
Trib′une
,Noun.
1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls.
☞ The tribunes were at first two, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also military tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were from four to six in each legion. Other officers were also called tribunes; as, tribunes of the treasury, etc.
2.
Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tribune
TRIB'UNE
,Noun.
1.
In ancient Rome, an officer or magistrate chosen by the people to protect them from the oppression of the patricians or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls. These magistrates were at first two, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also military tribunes, officers of the army, each of whom commanded a division or legion. In the year of Rome 731, the senate transferred the authority of the tribunes to Augustus and his successors. There were also other officers called tribunes; as tribunes of the treasury, of the horse, of the making of arms, &c.2.
In France, a pulpit or elevated place in the chamber of deputies, where a speaker stands to address the assembly.Definition 2024
tribune
tribune
- See also: Tribüne
English
Noun
tribune (plural tribunes)
- An elected official in Ancient Rome.
- A protector of the people.
- The domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop's throne.
- A place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion; a platform.
- The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
Translations
elected official in Ancient Rome
protector of the people
domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
place or an opportunity to speak; platform
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi.byn/
Noun
tribune f (plural tribunes)
Synonyms
- (platform): estrade