# tribune
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/, /tɹɪˈbjuːn/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːn

### Noun

tribune (plural tribunes)
* (historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
* (historical) A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
* (figurative) A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
* (Christianity, architecture) The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
* (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
    The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.

#### Derived terms

* tribunary
* tribune of the plebs
* tribuneship
* Tribunite

#### Related terms

* tribunate
* tribunician
* tribunitian

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Buterin, turbine, tuberin

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French tribune, from Italian tribuna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /triˈby.nə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧ne
* Rhymes: -ynə

### Noun

tribune f (plural tribunes, diminutive tribunetje n)
* grandstand, bleachers

#### Related terms

* tribunaal

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: tribune

## French
### Etymology

From Italian tribuna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʁi.byn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -yn

### Noun

tribune f (plural tribunes)
* platform, rostrum, podium
    Synonym: estrade
* stand, grandstand
* (architecture) gallery

#### Descendants

* Dutch: tribune
** → Indonesian: tribune
* → Ottoman Turkish: تریبون (tribün)
** Turkish: tribün

### Further reading

* “tribune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* butiner, turbine, turbiné

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* tribun (nonstandard)

### Etymology

From Dutch tribune, from French tribune, from Latin tribunus.

### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: [triˈbu.nə]
* (common) IPA: [triˈbʊn]
* Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧nê

### Noun

tribune or tribunê
* platform, rostrum, podium
* stand, grandstand

### Further reading

* “tribune” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Noun

tribune f
* plural of tribuna

### Anagrams

* brunite, nerbuti, turbine

## Latin
### Noun

tribūne
* vocative singular of tribūnus

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* trybune, tribun

### Etymology

From Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribūnus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /triˈbiu̯n/

### Noun

tribune (plural tribunes or tribuni)
* A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a thousand soldiers.
* A Roman plebeian tribune or similar leader of a thousand civilians.

#### Descendants

* English: tribune

#### References

* “tribūn(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-30.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin tribunal, via French tribune.

### Noun

tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribuner, definite plural tribunene)
* a stand or grandstand

### References

* “tribune” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin tribunal, via French tribune.

### Noun

tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribunar, definite plural tribunane)
* a stand or grandstand

### References

* “tribune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.