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tribune

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tribune  \Trib"une\,  n.  [L.  tribunus,  properly,  the  chief  of  a 
  tribe,  fr  tribus  tribe:  cf  F.  tribun.  See  {Tribe}.] 
  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. 
 
  Note:  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tribune 
  n  :  the  apse  of  a  Christian  church  that  contains  the  bishop's 
  throne 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Tribune,  KS  (city,  FIPS  71450) 
  Location:  38.47133  N,  101.75405  W 
  Population  (1990):  918  (434  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  67879




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