Dictionary

tribune en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /tɹɪˈbjuːn/

Etymology

From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
2. (historical) A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
3. (figuratively) A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
4. The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
5. (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
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Forms

Deriveds

tribuneship · tribunary · Tribunite · tribune of the plebs

Relateds

tribunitian · tribunician · tribunate

Synonyms

pulpit

Translations (71)

ja トリビューン (elected official in Ancient Rome) · cs tribuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · uk трибу́на (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ca tribú (protector of the people) · bg трибу́н (elected official in Ancient Rome) · pl trybun (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga léibheann (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · uk трибу́н (elected official in Ancient Rome) · grc βῆμα (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · es tribuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ko 연단 (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · fi äänenkannattaja (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · pl rzecznik (protector of the people) · it tribuna (domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church) · ro tribună (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ca tribú (elected official in Ancient Rome) · nl tribune (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · eo tribunuso (elected official in Ancient Rome) · pt tribuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ru трибу́н (protector of the people) · nl tribuun (elected official in Ancient Rome) · el βήμα (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · fr tribun (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga ardán (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ro tribun (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga treabhann (elected official in Ancient Rome) · sh трѝбӯн (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ca tribuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · it tribuno (protector of the people) · ca tribuna (domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church) · grc δήμαρχος (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga cosantóir (protector of the people) · ja 演壇 (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · cmn 講壇 /讲坛 (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · sk tribúna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ro tribun (protector of the people) · pl trybuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · cmn 講台 (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · bg трибу́на (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · cmn 保民官 (elected official in Ancient Rome) · pl trybun (protector of the people) · it tribuna (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · be трыбу́на (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · eo tribuno (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ko 호민관 (elected official in Ancient Rome) · fr tribune (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · pt tribuno (protector of the people) · got 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 (elected official in Ancient Rome) · mk триби́на (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · fi tribuuni (elected official in Ancient Rome) · enm tribune (elected official in Ancient Rome) · de Tribüne (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · fi kuori (domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church) · it tribuno (elected official in Ancient Rome) · cs tribun (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga crann taca (protector of the people) · uk трибу́н (protector of the people) · ru трибу́н (elected official in Ancient Rome) · enm tribune (protector of the people) · sh trìbūn (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ga ceann slua (protector of the people) · ar مِنْبَر (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ru трибу́на (domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church) · fa تریبون (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ru трибу́на (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ar مِنْصَّة (place or an opportunity to speak; platform) · ko 트리부누스 (elected official in Ancient Rome) · ru ка́федра (domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church) · pt tribuno (elected official in Ancient Rome) · el τριβούνος (elected official in Ancient Rome) · fr tribun (protector of the people)