comitia

[ kuh-mish-ee-uh ]

/ kəˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun Roman History.

an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.

Origin of comitia

1615–25; <Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com-com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go (cf. comes) + -ium-ium

OTHER WORDS FROM comitia

co·mi·tial

[kuh-mish-uhl], /kəˈmɪʃ əl/, adjective

Words nearby comitia

comings and goings, “Coming Through the Rye”, COMINT, Comintern, comitative, comitia, comity, comity of nations, comix, coml., comm.

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Example sentences from the Web for comitia

For the comitia to be lawfully assembled, and for their acts to have the force of law, three conditions were necessary.
The Social Contract & Discourses|Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He likewise, out of his military spoils, constructed and decorated the House of Comitia and the Senate-house.
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius Cicero
In ancient Rome none but the free citizens had the right of a suffrage in the comitia or legislative assemblies.
Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States|Various
All these elections were conducted with a certain degree of order, troubled only once in the comitia for the dileship.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

The tribunes generally presided over the comitia tributa and took the lead in securing the passage of laws by that body.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for comitia

comitia

/ (kəˈmɪʃɪə) /

noun

an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority

Derived forms of comitia

comitial (kəˈmɪʃəl), adjective

Word Origin for comitia

C17: from Latin comitium assembly, from com- together + īre to go

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单词	comitia
释义	comitia [ kuh-mish-ee-uh ] / kəˈmɪʃ i ə / noun Roman History. an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc. Origin of comitia 1615–25; <Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com-com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go (cf. comes) + -ium-ium OTHER WORDS FROM comitia co·mi·tial [kuh-mish-uhl], /kəˈmɪʃ əl/, adjective Words nearby comitia comings and goings, “Coming Through the Rye”, COMINT, Comintern, comitative, comitia, comity, comity of nations, comix, coml., comm. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comitia For the comitia to be lawfully assembled, and for their acts to have the force of law, three conditions were necessary. The Social Contract & Discourses\|Jean-Jacques Rousseau He likewise, out of his military spoils, constructed and decorated the House of Comitia and the Senate-house. Cicero's Tusculan Disputations\|Marcus Tullius Cicero In ancient Rome none but the free citizens had the right of a suffrage in the comitia or legislative assemblies. Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States\|Various All these elections were conducted with a certain degree of order, troubled only once in the comitia for the dileship. History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2\|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873. The tribunes generally presided over the comitia tributa and took the lead in securing the passage of laws by that body. The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States\|James Hamilton Lewis British Dictionary definitions for comitia comitia / (kəˈmɪʃɪə) / noun an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority Derived forms of comitia comitial (kəˈmɪʃəl), adjective Word Origin for comitia C17: from Latin comitium assembly, from com- together + īre to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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