tribune

name

1. A small city, the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.
2. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

1. An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
2. A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
3. A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
4. The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
5. Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion

   “The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.”