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tribune

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trib·une 1  (trbyn, tr-byn)
n.
1. An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.
2. A protector or champion of the people.

[Middle English, from Old French tribun, from Latin tribnus, from tribus, tribe; see tribe.]

tribu·nary (trby-nr) adj.

tribune
Noun
1. a person who upholds public rights
2. (in ancient Rome) an officer elected by the plebs to protect their interests [Latin tribunus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tribune - (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2.tribunetribune - the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
apse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

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Titian's Venus defiles and disgraces the Tribune, there is no softening that fact, but his "Moses" glorifies it.
I have also inserted portions of several letters written for the New York Tribune and the New York Herald.
There was, however, a little difference between the two; very different from the French tribune, whose heart was so full of hatred and ambitious vindictiveness, was the honest President, who carried in his bosom a heart as innocent as the flowers which he held in his hand.
 
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