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tribunate

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trib⋅u⋅nate

[trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, tri-byoo-nit, -neyt]
–noun
1. the office of tribune.
2. a body of tribunes.

Origin:
1540–50; < L tribūnātus the office of a tribune. See tribune 1 , -ate 3
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trib·u·nate   (trĭb'yə-nāt', trĭ-byōō'nĭt)   
n.  The rank, office, dignity, or authority of a tribune.
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