as in court
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
was tried before a military tribunal and found not guilty of the charges
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Recent Examples of tribunal
Anthropic was happy to permit a role for Claude to surveil individuals under the jurisdiction of a FISA court, a secretive tribunal that oversees requests for surveillance warrants involving foreign powers or their agents on domestic soil.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
China holds Tibet without noticeable bother, commits crimes against its Uyghur Muslim minority with impunity, launches acts of aggression against its neighbors in the South China Sea, and growls off any court or tribunal that looks askance—which few do.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.
—Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
China holds Tibet without noticeable bother, commits crimes against its Uyghur Muslim minority with impunity, launches acts of aggression against its neighbors in the South China Sea, and growls off any court or tribunal that looks askance—which few do.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.
—Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribunal
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Federal officials can then query that data and unmask the identities of Americans whose communications have been collected, a process critics say creates a backdoor way to search private citizens’ information without court approval.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Agee is due back in court on March 26 for a probable cause conference and on April 2 for a preliminary examination.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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That effectively left it as a fourth quarter of nothing by mop-up time, with both benches emptied.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of benches, restrooms, and shade throughout the grounds, so visiting is comfortable year-round.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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More are coming forward after a new advisory opinion from the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct gave federal judges new wiggle room to speak out about the importance of the judiciary as threats and attacks surge.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2026
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Voters soundly rejected the plan to overhaul the country's judiciary after two days of voting; the outcome is expected to weaken Meloni's political standing.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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