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a meeting of ancient Roman citizens to pass laws, elect officials, and act upon other public matters. There were many comitia; the one that ended in 27 B.C. was the Comitia Tributa.╂[< Latin comitia, plural of comitium a meeting place < com- together + itus, -ūs a going < īre go]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
