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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virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
overthrowoverturn
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
meteto give out by measure : dole out
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