Tribune

/tɹˈɪbjuːn/

/ˈtɹɪbjun/

Tribune

the apse or a semicircular or polygonal space at the east end of a church, often containing the altar and serving as a focal point of worship

(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

Examples

1. Tribunes, like consuls and other magistrates, possessed the right of intercession.

2. Another office, not on the conventional cursus honorum, was the Tribune of the Plebs.

3. Five further tribunes were also notable.

4. A military tribune of the Roman army - Caius Sulpicius Gallus, was a learned Astronomer.