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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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