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    [Noun]  | "tri*bune" | \ ˈtri-ˌbyün \


    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


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin tribunus, from tribus tribe;

    [Noun]  | "tribune" 


    1: a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed


    Origin: circa 1771 ;

     French, from Italian tribuna, from Latin tribunal;

    [Noun]  | "tribune" 


    1: a level usually raised surface;


      * e.g., " ... addressed the vast crowd from the tribune "



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     [ "tribune" ]

    1: Pussy eater

      * e.g.,  ... I tribuned, would like to declare ... 

     [ "tribunal" ]

    1: A girl's friends, the ones she asks for advice when you ask her out. They pass judgment on you.

      * e.g.,  ... Bill: Yeah, I asked her out Friday but she still hasn't responded. I guess that's a no. Tom: Nah dawg, don't give out hope yet, she's just waiting for the tribunal to pass their judgment. 

     [ "Tribunalism" ]

    1: Trubunalism refers to the way legal cases are used by elites in a society to 'make an example' of something they think is wrong by prosecuting someone who is an easy target.

      * e.g.,  ... A chav faced four years in prison for trolling on Facebook against a rich businessman. This is such tribunalism - the judge should be ashamed of themselves. 

     [ "tribunal" ]

    1: An expansion for the rockingest game around: Morrowind!

      * e.g.,  ... I don't know what Tribunal CnC is talking about. 

     [ "Tribunal" ]

    1: The Tribunal, started by CnCFAN1 on the holy day of February 11th 2004, is a group of 5 of the most powerful leaders in his school. Although their power was short lived, and now only 2 of the original members remain, the Tribunal have spawned countless copycat groups, a HL2 deathmatch clan, and a novel based on their adventures. Long live the Tribunal, may they live in infamy!

      * e.g.,  ... February 11th 2004, Long Live The Tribunal, May They Live In Infamy! 

     [ "Tribunal" ]

    1: The Tribunal is an ever aspiring HL2 deathmatch clan who has dominated every opponent in its wake. ImBobbo, yoyo444860, and CnCFAN1 are responsible for this wave of destruction that has taken over the internet

      * e.g.,  ... FUCK!, the Tribunal just Pwned us... again 

     [ "The Rock Tribunal" ]

    1: The place where the rankings of bands are decided headed up by The Rock Oracle.

      * e.g.,  ... I wonder how it was decided Metallica are A leaguers, oh ya the Rock tribunal got it Wight. 

     [ "Industrial Tribunal" ]

    1: Industrial Tribunal (UK) used to be a court designed to deal with the bad employers. It is now a sham, 1000s of good employers are ending up being IT'd due to 'no win - no fee solicitors' and an oppressive spiteful govenment.

      * e.g.,  ... We're not sure what we did wrong, it's so complicated. We spent £12k on legal fees in the run up to court. We made a mistake in our HR procedures and were fined £16k. I have now lost my house and my company. Turns out that the claimant has done this 3 times before. Welcome to Industrial Tribunal in the UK ! 

     [ "Shadow tribunal" ]

    1: An underground self-select group that plays judge and jury in an underground fashion for a larger collective

      * e.g.,  ... Dammit the shadow tribunal convened and now I boat shoes are out of fashion for another 25 years. 

     [ "chicago tribune" ]

    1: a place where they dont awnser calls or really care about there bussniess so when you call them want to get a job tell you call you back in two hours. Never return peopls calls sometimes they just hang up on you.

      * e.g.,  ... the chicago tribune ignore my calls 

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