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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concordatcompact
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unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
symmetrybalanced proportions
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