tri·bune
ˈtri-ˌbyün 
tri-ˈbyün
tri-ˈbyün
1
: a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
2
: an unofficial defender of the rights of the individual
: a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed
Examples of tribune in a Sentence
Noun (2)
addressed the vast crowd from the tribune
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Michael T. Davis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
During the opening ceremony, Team USA athletes were cheered on, but jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium screens, waving American flags from the tribune.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
This year’s event will include performances by dancehall artist Tifa, actor and singer Phil Watkis, musician Roy G, and reggae artist Bobby Rose, supported by Code Red Band as well as a tribune to reggae and film legend Jimmy Cliff.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Over the next five years restoration will extend to the three great rose windows of the west, north, and south façades, the flying buttresses of the nave, the west façade towers, and the windows of the nave tribune as well as the choir chapels.
—Michael T. Davis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
During the opening ceremony, Team USA athletes were cheered on, but jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium screens, waving American flags from the tribune.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
This year’s event will include performances by dancehall artist Tifa, actor and singer Phil Watkis, musician Roy G, and reggae artist Bobby Rose, supported by Code Red Band as well as a tribune to reggae and film legend Jimmy Cliff.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Tribune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tribune. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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