tribune of the plebs

/T R IH1 B Y UW0 N AH0 V DH AH0 P L AH0 B Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (Ancient Rome) The first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, with the power to convene and preside over the Concilium Plebis (people's assembly); to summon the senate; to propose legislation; to intervene on behalf of plebeians in legal matters and to veto the actions of the consuls and other magistrates.

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