Tribune


noun
1.
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
2.
Roman History.

any of various administrative officers, especially one of 10 officers elected to protect the interests and rights of the plebeians from the patricians.
any of the six officers of a legion who rotated in commanding the legion during the year.

noun
1.
a raised platform for a speaker; a dais, rostrum, or pulpit.
2.
a raised part, or gallery, with seats, as in a church.
3.
(in a Christian basilica) the bishop’s throne, occupying a recess or apse.
4.
the apse itself.
5.
tribunal (def 3).
noun
1.
(in ancient Rome)

an officer elected by the plebs to protect their interests. Originally there were two of these officers but finally there were ten
a senior military officer

2.
a person or institution that upholds public rights; champion
noun
1.

the apse of a Christian basilica that contains the bishop’s throne
the throne itself

2.
a gallery or raised area in a church
3.
(rare) a raised platform from which a speaker may address an audience; dais

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