0 used in the titles of some newspapers: --
The New York Tribune
1 in ancient Rome, an elected official whose job was to protect people's rights --
Magistrates could also convene the "comitia", but only with the consent of the tribunes.
In the following year two tribunes for 7,000 spectators were constructed.
The prosecution was led by tribunes or aediles.
A banquet not for honoring consul and tribunes, but indicting them!
Tired of the women's persistent demanding, the dissenting tribunes withdrew their opposition.
A tribune's veto did not prevent the senate from passing a bill, but meant that it was denied the force of law.
Once invoked, this right required one of the tribunes to assess the situation, and determine the lawfulness of the magistrate's action.
By threat of war and plague, the issue was postponed for five contentious years, with the same college of tribunes elected each year.
