Grandstand vs. Tribune — What's the Difference?

A grandstand is a normally permanent structure for seating spectators. This includes both auto racing and horse racing.

Tribune (Latin: Tribunus) was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes.

A roofed stand for spectators at a stadium or racetrack.

An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.

The spectators or audience at an event.

A protector or champion of the people.

To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience.

A raised platform or dais from which a speaker addresses an assembly.

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

The usually domed or vaulted apse of a basilica.

The audience at a public event.

See gallery.

(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

An elected official in Ancient Rome.

The audience at a stadium or racetrack

(Military tribune) (Latin tribunus militum, "tribune of the soldiers"): an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion.

A stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof

A protector of the people.

Perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause;

The domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop's throne.

A place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion; a platform or pulpit.

An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls.

Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.

The apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne