El tribuno de la plebe (en latín, tribunus plebis) era un cargo de la antigua república romana que era elegido por los ciudadanos que componían la plebe. Los tribunos de la plebe surgieron para defender a los plebeyos, (dos en número al principio y aumentaron con los años hasta alcanzar un número de diez), de los cónsules, del Senado y del poder de los patricios en conjunto.

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Tribunus plebis, rendered in English as tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people, or plebeian tribune, was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power of the Roman senate and magistrates. These tribunes had the power to convene and preside over the Concilium Plebis, or people's assembly; to summon the senate; to propose legislation; and to intervene on behalf of plebeians in legal matters; but the most significant power of these tribunes was the power to veto the actions of the consuls and other magistrates, thus protecting the interests of the plebeians as a class. The tribunes of the plebs were sacrosanct, meaning that any assault on their person was prohibited by law. In imperial times, the powers of the tribunate were granted to the emperor as a matter of course, and the office itself lost its independence and most of its functions. During the day the tribunes used to sit on the tribune benches on the Forum Romanum.

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