trib|une

trib|une
trib|une1 «TRIHB yoon; see usage note below», noun.
1. any one of various officials of ancient Rome. The tribune of the people was an official appointed by the plebeians to protect their rights and interests from arbitrary action by the patricians. A military tribune was one of six officers, each of whom in turn commanded a legion in the course of a year.
2. any person, especially a government official, who is appointed as a defender of the people or their rights.
╂[< Latin tribūnus < tribus, -ūs tribe]
Usage Tribune in the name of a newspaper is often pronounced «trih BYOON».
trib|une2 «TRIHB yoon», noun.
1. a raised platform for a speaker. SYNONYM(S): rostrum.
2. a raised area or gallery containing seats, especially in a church: »

The church was crowded; not a chair nor a tribune vacant (Benjamin Disraeli).

3. = apse. (Cf. ↑apse)
╂[< Italian tribuna tribunal < Latin tribūnus; see etym. under tribune1 (Cf. ↑tribune)]

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