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tribune

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/
  • /tɹɪˈbjuːn/
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  • rhymes with -uːn
  • CMU ARPABET: T R IH1 B Y UW0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A small city, the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity, architecture

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Examples

  • The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pulpit

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: apse, apsis

10

noun

Meaning 10

(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder

History

Etymology

From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трибу́н (tribún) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Catalan: tribú — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保民官 (bǎomínguān) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Czech: tribun — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Dutch: tribuun — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Esperanto: tribunuso — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Finnish: tribuuni — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • French: tribun — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 (þūsundifaþs) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Greek: τριβούνος (trivoúnos) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Ancient Greek: δήμαρχος (dḗmarkhos) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Irish: treabhann — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Italian: tribuno — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Japanese: トリビューン (toribyūn) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Korean: 호민관 (homin'gwan) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Korean: 트리부누스 (teuribunuseu) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Middle English: tribune — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Polish: trybun — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Portuguese: tribuno — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Romanian: tribun — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Russian: трибу́н (tribún) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Serbo-Croatian: трѝбӯн — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Serbo-Croatian: trìbūn — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Ukrainian: трибу́н (trybún) — elected official in Ancient Rome
  • Catalan: tribú — protector of the people
  • French: tribun — protector of the people
  • Irish: ceann slua — protector of the people
  • Irish: crann taca — protector of the people
  • Irish: cosantóir — protector of the people
  • Italian: tribuno — protector of the people
  • Middle English: tribune — protector of the people
  • Polish: trybun — protector of the people
  • Polish: rzecznik — protector of the people
  • Portuguese: tribuno — protector of the people
  • Romanian: tribun — protector of the people
  • Russian: трибу́н (tribún) — protector of the people
  • Ukrainian: трибу́н (trybún) — protector of the people
  • Catalan: tribuna — domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
  • Finnish: kuori — domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
  • Italian: tribuna — domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
  • Russian: ка́федра (káfedra) — domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
  • Russian: трибу́на (tribúna) — domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
  • Arabic: مِنْبَر (minbar) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Arabic: مِنْصَّة (minṣṣa) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Belarusian: трыбу́на (trybúna) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Bulgarian: трибу́на (tribúna) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Catalan: tribuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講台 (jiǎngtái) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講壇 /讲坛 (jiǎngtán) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Czech: tribuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Dutch: tribune — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Esperanto: tribuno — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Finnish: äänenkannattaja — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • French: tribune — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • German: Tribüne — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Greek: βήμα (víma) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Ancient Greek: βῆμα (bêma) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Irish: ardán — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Irish: léibheann — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Italian: tribuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Japanese: 演壇 (endan) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Korean: 연단 (yeondan) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Macedonian: триби́на (tribína) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Persian: تریبون (teribun) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Polish: trybuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Portuguese: tribuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Romanian: tribună — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Russian: трибу́на (tribúna) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Slovak: tribúna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Spanish: tribuna — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
  • Ukrainian: трибу́на (trybúna) — place or an opportunity to speak; platform
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