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tribune of the plebs

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, with the power to convene and preside over the Concilium Plebis (people's assembly); to summon the senate; to propose legislation; to intervene on behalf of plebeians in legal matters and to veto the actions of the consuls and other magistrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome

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Calque of Latin tribūnus plēbis.

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: volkstribuun — Translations
  • Finnish: plebeijien tribuuni — Translations
  • French: tribun de la plèbe — Translations
  • German: Volkstribun — Translations
  • Greek: τριβούνος των πληβείων (trivoúnos ton pliveíon) — Translations
  • Italian: tribuno della plebe — Translations
  • Latin: tribūnus plēbis — Translations
  • Polish: trybun ludowy — Translations
  • Russian: наро́дный трибу́н (naródnyj tribún) — Translations
  • Spanish: tribuno de la plebe — Translations
  • Swedish: folktribun — Translations