Tribune
['trɪbjuːn] or ['trɪbjun]
Definition
(noun.) the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne.
(noun.) (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a magistrate elected by the Roman plebeians to defend their rights: a champion of popular rights: the raised platform from which speeches were delivered any platform or pulpit.—ns. Trib′unāte Trib′uneship.—adjs. Tribuni′tial Tribuni′cian Tribuni′tian.
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Examples
- In 1886, however, a machine was placed in the office of the _New York Tribune_ whose performances astonished and alarmed the old-time compositor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The first rapid printing press of the Hoe Company was set up in the office of the _New York Tribune_ in 1871, and its maximum output was 18,000 an hour. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Emanuel stood a little apart from these; his countenance and eyes expressed strong choler; he held forth his hand with his tribune gesture. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have also inserted portions of several letters written for the New York Tribune and the New York Herald. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- On every side of the circular area were little tribunes, or stations, for the use of speakers and auctioneers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The plebeian power to stop business by the veto of their representatives, the tribunes, was fully exercised. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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