tribune
/ˈtɹɪbjuːn/
tribune noun: an elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
Noun
tribune (plural tribunes)
- An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
- A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
- The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
- Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
- The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
- Synonyms:
- pulpit
Proper noun capitalized: Tribune
Tribune
- A small city, the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
- A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.
tribune meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tribune in Hindi
- ट्रिब्यून, ट्रिबिऊन, ट्राइब्यून
tribune in Tamil
- உரிமைக்காவல் அலுவல்ர நடுவர் மன்றம்
tribune in Marathi
- ट्रिब्यून, ट्रिब्युन
tribune in Urdu
- منبر
More languagesFewer languages
- tribune in Bengali
- ত্রিবিঊন, জননেতা, মঁচ, জননায়ক
- tribune in Telugu
- ట్రిబ్యూన్, ట్రైబ్యూన్, ట్రిబ్యూను
- tribune in Malayalam
- ട്രിബ്യൂൺ, ട്രൈബ്യൂൺ
- tribune in Kannada
- ಉನ್ನತ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ, ಜನನಾಯಕ, ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಮುಂದಾಳು
- tribune in Punjabi
- ਟ੍ਰਿਬਿਊਨ, ਟਰੀਬਿਊਨ, ਟਰਿਬਿਊਨ
- tribune in Gujarati
- ટ્રિબ્યુન, ટ્રિબ્યૂન, ટ્રિબિઊન
- tribune in Odia
- ଟ୍ରିବ୍ଯ଼ୁନ, ଟ୍ରିବ୍ଯ଼ୁନ୍, ଟ୍ରାଇବ୍ଯ଼ୁନ
- tribune in Nepali
- ट्रिब्युन, ट्रिब्यून
- tribune in Arabic
- مِنْبَر minbar, مِنْصَّة minṣṣa
- tribune in Persian
- تریبون teribun
Synonyms of tribune
Forms of tribune
| plural | tribunes |
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Origin of tribune
From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).
Words formed from tribune
Words that rhyme with tribune
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about tribune
- What does tribune mean?
- Tribune means an elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- What is tribune in Hindi?
- Tribune in Hindi is ट्रिब्यून, ट्रिबिऊन, ट्राइब्यून. See Tribune meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tribune?
- Tribune can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tribune?
- Tribune is pronounced /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/.
- What is the plural of tribune?
- The plural of tribune is tribunes.
Words near tribune in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tribune (page history and authors); Tribune (page history and authors); tribune (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tribune (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tribune (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tribune (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tribune (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tribune (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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