Ancient Roman Official. Ten Tribunes of the Plebs was elected each year by the Plebeian Assembly in order to defend the rights of the Plebeians against the Patricians. The Tribune of the Plebs could veto anything brought before the Senate or the Plebeian Assembly, he could even veto a court trial. The Tribune of the plebs could also bring laws before the Plebeian Assembly without the authorization of the Senate. When Lucius Cornelius Sulla was Dictator he severley curtailed the power of the Tribune of the Plebs by; taking away their power of veto, and making it illegal for them to bring laws before the Plebeian Assembly without the Senate's consent. Known in Latin as the Comitia Plebis Tributa. ... In Ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians. ... This is an article about the privileged class in ancient Rome. ... The word veto comes from Latin and literally means I forbid. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... This page is about the Roman dictator Sulla, for the Brythonic goddess sometimes called Sulla, see Sul. ... Dictator was the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ...