tribun

tʁibœ̃

Definition

Definition of tribun - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

politique moderneorateur qui se présente comme défenseur du peuple

Ce député se comporte comme un tribun populaire.

défenseur du peuple

rome antiquemagistrat romain qui défendait les droits du peuple

Le tribun de la plèbe avait le droit de veto.

consulat

Rare

membre du tribunat créé en 1800

Rare

Bonaparte nomma plusieurs tribuns au nouveau tribunat.

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Expressions with tribun

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tribun militaire

officier supérieur qui commandait dans une légion romaine antique

Les tribuns militaires dirigeaient les centuries lors des batailles.

Origin of tribun

latin, tribunus (chef de tribu)

Terms with tribun included in their meaning

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plébiscite

antiquité romaine

décret voté par le peuple romain sur proposition d'un tribun

tribunat

période

durée pendant laquelle quelqu'un exerce la fonction de tribun

tribunitien

magistrat romain

personne qui possède les pouvoirs d'un tribun romain

Examples of tribun in a sentence

Beaucoup voient en elle un tribun des temps modernes.
Le tribun protégeait les citoyens contre les abus du Sénat.
Un tribun pouvait convoquer l’assemblée du peuple.
Le tribun a proposé une nouvelle loi au Sénat.
Les tribuns débattaient souvent avec les autres membres du gouvernement.

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English:tribune, people's tribune, ...
German:Volksredner, ...
Italian:tribuno, ...
Spanish:tribuno, tribuno de la plebe, ...
Portuguese:tribuno, tribuno da plebe, ...
Chinese:人民代表, 护民官, ...
Japanese:民衆の代弁者, 護民官, ...
Arabic:خطيب شعبي, تريبيون, ...
Hebrew:טְרִיבּוּן, שׁוֹפֵט רוֹמִי, ...
Russian:трибун, народный трибун, ...
Ukrainian:трибун, ...
Catalan:tribun, tribú, ...
Danish:folketaler, tribun, ...
Dutch:tribune, tribun, ...
Greek:λαϊκός ρήτορας, δήμαρχος, ...
Hungarian:népszónok, néptribun, ...
Khmer:វាគ្មិនការពារប្រជាជន, ទ្រីប៊ុយ, ...
Korean:대중 연설가, 호민관, ...
Polish:trybun, ...
Portuguese (BR):tribuno, tribuno da plebe, ...
Romanian:tribun, magistrat popular, ...
Swedish:folktribun, tribun, ...
Thai:นักปราศรัย, ทรีบูน, ...
Turkish:halk hatibi, halk tribünü, ...
Vietnamese:nhà hùng biện, quan bảo dân, ...

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