tribune
/ˈtɹɪbjuːn/ noun C2- An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
- A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
- The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
- Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion · The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
Plural tribunes
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At length an honorable peer, Morcerf’s acknowledged enemy, ascended the tribune with that solemnity which announced that the expected moment had arrived.
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