noun
tribune
Uncommon katakana noun corresponding to “tribune.” In Japanese it usually needs context, such as a historical or political term, or use inside a foreign title or name.
記事では、古代ローマの護民官を「トリビューン」と表記していた。
The article rendered the ancient Roman tribune as “toribyūn.”
A standard Japanese historical term for a Roman tribune; トリビューン is the katakana rendering and is much less common in ordinary Japanese.
The form is katakana and corresponds to the gloss “tribune.” No language-of-origin information is specified, so the exact borrowing path is not specified.