Meaning tribune
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tribune


late 14c., title of an official in ancient Rome, from Latin tribunus "magistrate" (specifically one of the officers appointed to protect the rights and interests of the plebeians from the pa [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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tribune


n. Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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tribune


(n) (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests(n) the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
Source: beedictionary.com

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Last of the Tribunes. Cola di Rienzi, who assumed the title of “Tribune of liberty, peace, and justice.” Rienzi is the hero of one of Lord Lytton’s most vigorous works of fi [..]
Source: bartleby.com

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Area consisting of the presbytery and apse of a church. In a Roman basilica the tribune was the semi-circular area where the judges sat; in early Christian churches it indicated the seats behind the m [..]
Source: yourwaytoflorence.com

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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 [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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