tribunal

noun

trī-ˈbyü-nᵊl How to pronounce tribunal (audio)
Definition of tribunalnext
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tribunal The two-day hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Montevideo, Uruguay, marks the first time the tribunal has considered a case involving Indigenous peoples living in isolation in Peru. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Moore initially appealed the suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme and went before an independent anti-doping tribunal. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, where he and three co-defendants are scheduled to face a military tribunal in 2028. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Another former 21 Air chief pilot, Bruce Joseph, testified to the tribunal that at least three pilots had refused to fly due to safety concerns. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tribunal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribunal
  1. court
  2. bench
  3. judiciary
Noun
  • Li fled to China, with Xuan and Zhang’s help, according to court filings.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • At least a computer might know that’s not a saxophone, hiding like a serpent beneath the piano bench.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the suit, Paredes is requesting a bench trial and is asking for a temporary injunction to stop the city from enforcing its ban until after a trial has been conducted.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bench
Noun
  • However, the German government has so far refrained from comment on the upcoming trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That legislation had included laws that would have blocked Bosnia's national police and judiciary from having any authority in Republika Srpska.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of judiciary

Browse Nearby Words

tribulations
tribunal
tribunals
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on tribunal

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about tribunal

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of compunction

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All