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tribune 音标拼音: [tr'ɪbjun] n. 护民官,军团指挥官,民众保护者,讲坛 护民官,军团指挥官,民众保护者,讲坛 tribune n 1: ( ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests 2: the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop' s throneTribune \ 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 defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The tribunes were at first two, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also military tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were from four to six in each legion. Other officers were also called tribunes; as, tribunes of the treasury, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 2. 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. [ 1913 Webster] 34 Moby Thesaurus words for " tribune": Areopagite, archon, balcony, catafalque, dais, deemster, dempster, doomsman, doomster, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, justiciar, justiciary, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, podesta, podium, praetor, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, syndic, terrace, tribunal
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