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Rome Vocab Middle
Rome Vocabulary Middle School
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affront | an openly insulting deed or remark. |
| allegiance | Devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause. |
| anarchy | A state of lawlessness or political and/or social disorder due to the absence of governmental authority. |
| censor | (blank) |
| consul | one of the officials of the Roman Senate |
| democracy | government by the people |
| dictator | a ruler with absolute authority |
| forum | a public square in Ancient Rome |
| imperium | the right or power to enforce law |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| legion | a unit of soldiers |
| legislator | person who makes laws |
| maneuver | a planned military movement or training exercise, as of troops, ships, or tanks. |
| oligarchy | government by only a few people |
| patrician | a descendant of Rome's earliest settlers |
| plebeian | one of the common people of Rome |
| policy | a plan or course of action |
| province | a self-governing region |
| republic | form of government in which the citizens elect representatives to make decisions |
| Senate | The supreme council of representatives of the Roman Republic |
| strategist | One skilled in the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions. |
| tribune | a plebeian official who could attend meetings of the Senate |
| tyranny | a government in which a single person rules with absolute power, usually despotically. |
| veto | an action to stop the passage of a law |