tribune
1. tri.bune \'trib-.yu:n, trib-'yu:n\ \-.ship\ n [ME, fr. L tribunus, fr. tribus tribe] 1: a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function o f protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates 2: a defender of the people - tri.bune.ship n 2. tribune n [F, fr. It tribuna, fr. L tribunal] : a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed