tribune

tribune
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tribunus, from tribus tribe Date: 14th century 1. a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates 2. an unofficial defender of the rights of the individual • tribuneship noun II. noun Etymology: French, from Italian tribuna, from Latin tribunal Date: circa 1771 a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed

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  • Tribune — (from the Latin: tribunus ; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος ) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the… …   Wikipedia

  • Tribune — (von lat. tribuna) bezeichnet Pope Tribune, eine US amerikanische Automarke Tribune Company, ein US amerikanisches Medienunternehmen Tribune internationale des compositeurs, ein Forum des Internationalen Musikrates Tribune (Kansas), Ort im US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tribüne — Sf std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. tribune, dieses aus it. tribuna, unregelmäßig entwickelt aus l. tribūnal n. (Tribunal).    Ebenso nndl. tribune, ne. tribune, nfrz. tribune, nschw. tribun, nnorw. tribune. französisch it …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Tribune — Tribune, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 835 Housing Units (2000): 425 Land area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tribune, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 835 Housing Units (2000): 425 Land area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • tribune — Tribune. subst. fem. Lieu eslevé d où les Orateurs Romains haranguoient le peuple. La tribune aux harangues, il monta sur la tribune & parla au peuple. Il se dit aussi d un certain lieu eslevé dans une Eglise où l on place ordinairement les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • tribune — tribune·ship; tribune; …   English syllables

  • tribune — tribune1 [trib′yo͞on΄; ] in names of newspapers, often [ tri byo͞on′] n. [L tribunus, tribune, magistrate, lit., chief of a tribe < tribus, Roman tribal division: see TRIBE] 1. in ancient Rome, a) any of several magistrates, esp. one appointed …   English World dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tribune — (fr., spr. Tribühn), 1) Balken od. Altan an öffentlichen Gebäuden, von wo aus man zum Volke spricht od. Preise vertheilt; 2) Rednerbühne, bes. für politische Redner; 3) Empore in einer Kirche; 4) der Balcon im Theater …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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