Tribal Assembly
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The Tribal Assembly was a key popular legislative body in the Roman Republic, organized by tribes rather than curiae, that passed laws, elected certain magistrates, and made important judicial decisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribal Assembly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5796106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribal Assembly Context triple: [Curiate Assembly, succeededBy, Tribal Assembly]
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A.
Triballi
The Triballi were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the central Balkans, often interacting and clashing with neighboring Thracian, Macedonian, and later Roman powers.
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B.
Two Tribes
"Two Tribes" is a 1984 anti-war dance-pop single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood that became one of the defining protest songs of the Cold War era.
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C.
Secrets of the Tribe
Secrets of the Tribe is a documentary film that critically examines the ethical controversies and conflicts among anthropologists studying the Yanomami people in the Amazon.
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D.
Mamuitun Tribal Council
The Mamuitun Tribal Council is a regional Indigenous governing body that represents and coordinates the political, social, and cultural interests of several Innu communities in Canada.
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E.
Gate of the Tribes
Gate of the Tribes is a historic entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City, better known as the Lions’ Gate, which leads into the Muslim Quarter near the Temple Mount.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribal Assembly Target entity description: The Tribal Assembly was a key popular legislative body in the Roman Republic, organized by tribes rather than curiae, that passed laws, elected certain magistrates, and made important judicial decisions.
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A.
Triballi
The Triballi were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the central Balkans, often interacting and clashing with neighboring Thracian, Macedonian, and later Roman powers.
-
B.
Two Tribes
"Two Tribes" is a 1984 anti-war dance-pop single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood that became one of the defining protest songs of the Cold War era.
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C.
Secrets of the Tribe
Secrets of the Tribe is a documentary film that critically examines the ethical controversies and conflicts among anthropologists studying the Yanomami people in the Amazon.
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D.
Mamuitun Tribal Council
The Mamuitun Tribal Council is a regional Indigenous governing body that represents and coordinates the political, social, and cultural interests of several Innu communities in Canada.
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E.
Gate of the Tribes
Gate of the Tribes is a historic entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City, better known as the Lions’ Gate, which leads into the Muslim Quarter near the Temple Mount.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Republican institution
ⓘ
electoral body ⓘ judicial body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| aim | to represent Roman citizens by territorial tribes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Comitia Centuriata
ⓘ
Comitia Curiata ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
consul
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praetor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| declineDuring | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| elects |
curule aediles
ⓘ
military tribunes with consular power (in some periods) ⓘ plebeian aediles ⓘ plebeian tribunes ⓘ quaestors ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-citizens
ⓘ
slaves ⓘ women ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman public law ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin |
comitia tributa
ⓘ
linked to:
Comitia Tributa
|
| hasPower |
to decide on certain judicial appeals
ⓘ
to impose fines ⓘ to pass binding legislation on Roman citizens ⓘ to try some capital cases (in earlier periods) ⓘ |
| includes |
31 rural tribes
ⓘ
4 urban tribes ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfMeetings | Rome ⓘ |
| numberOfTribes | 35 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | tribes ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Republic political system ⓘ |
| passes |
leges (statutory laws)
ⓘ
plebiscita (plebiscites) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Concilium Plebis
ⓘ
Roman magistrates ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
auspices
ⓘ
veto of higher magistrates (in some contexts) ⓘ veto of tribunes of the plebs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| typicalMeetingPlace |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| votingProcedure |
citizens vote within their tribe
ⓘ
majority of tribes determines outcome ⓘ |
| votingUnit | tribus ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tribal Assembly Description of subject: The Tribal Assembly was a key popular legislative body in the Roman Republic, organized by tribes rather than curiae, that passed laws, elected certain magistrates, and made important judicial decisions.
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