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tribune — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grandstand noun The main covered seating area at a stadium, racetrack, or arena.
  • tribune noun An elected official in ancient Rome who represented and protected the interests of ordinary citizens.

Senses

tribune is used for these senses in English:

  • bleacher (US, usually, in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
  • grandstand The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
  • tribune (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion

grandstand — full definition

  1. noun The main covered seating area at a stadium, racetrack, or arena.
  2. verb To perform or behave in a showy way purely to win an audience's approval.

tribune — full definition

  1. noun An elected official in ancient Rome who represented and protected the interests of ordinary citizens.
  2. noun A person, often a writer or speaker, who champions the causes of ordinary people.
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