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Consul vs Tribune - What's the difference?

consul | tribune |

As nouns the difference between consul and tribune

is that consul is an official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation while tribune is an elected official in ancient Rome.

consul

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation.
  • (historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic.
  • (historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.
  • (obsolete) A senator; a counsellor.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Many of the consuls , raised and met, / Are at the duke's already.
  • * Bible, Job. iii. 14 (Douay version)
    • With kings and consuls of the earth.

    Derived terms

    * consul general * vice-consul

    Related terms

    * consular * consulate

    See also

    * ambassador

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    tribune

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tribune) (en noun)
  • an elected official in ancient Rome
  • a protector of the people
  • the domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop’s throne
  • a place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion, a platform
    • this new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers

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