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tribune

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1. tribune - Noun

2. Tribune - Proper noun

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An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls.

Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people. Ron Silver

Germany was the cause of Hitler as much as Chicago is responsible for the Chicago Tribune. Alexander Woollcott

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe. Billy Corgan

Anybody can take photographs. I have seen in the Herald Tribune some taken by a monkey that managed, with a Polaroid camera, as well as some camera owners. It is precisely because our profession is open to everyone that it remains, in spite of its fascinating ease, extremely difficult. Henri Cartier-Bresson

At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them. Mort Walker

Chicago Tribune Staff, Charlie Trotter: How One Superstar Chef and His Iconic Chicago Restaurant Helped Revolutionize American Cuisine. Hindi Proverb

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