5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tribune \Trib"une\, n. [L. tribunus, properly, the chief of a tribe, fr. tribus tribe: cf. F. tribun. See {Tribe}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls. [1913 Webster] Note: The tribunes were at first two, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also military tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were from four to six in each legion. Other officers were also called tribunes; as, tribunes of the treasury, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tribune n : the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 34 Moby Thesaurus words for "tribune": Areopagite, archon, balcony, catafalque, dais, deemster, dempster, doomsman, doomster, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, justiciar, justiciary, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, podesta, podium, praetor, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, syndic, terrace, tribunal From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Tribune, KS (city, FIPS 71450) Location: 38.47133 N, 101.75405 W Population (1990): 918 (434 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67879 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Tribune, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 835 Housing Units (2000): 425 Land area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.747538 sq. miles (1.936114 sq. km) FIPS code: 71450 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.470288 N, 101.754489 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67879 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Tribune, KS Tribune
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