GRE Word List

TRIBUNE

a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates

The meaning of the word tribune is a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates.

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savanta person of learning
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity