Tribuneship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The office of tribune countable, historical, uncountable

    "But the burgesses acquitted him; and now he too threw down the gauntlet, became a candidate for the tribuneship of the people, and was nominated to that office for the year 631 in an elective assembly attended by unusual numbers."

  2. 2
    the position of tribune wordnet
  3. 3
    The period in which a person serves as tribune countable, historical, uncountable

    "The crimes which had disgraced the stormy tribuneship of Shaftesbury had been fearfully expiated."

Synonyms

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tribunate

Example

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"But the burgesses acquitted him; and now he too threw down the gauntlet, became a candidate for the tribuneship of the people, and was nominated to that office for the year 631 in an elective assembly attended by unusual numbers."

Etymology

From tribune + -ship.

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