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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