comitia

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a popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome
{i} assembly of people in ancient Rome assembled to nominate magistrates or pass on laws
A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws

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Comitia Centuriata
Ancient Roman military assembly, instituted 450 BC. It decided on war and peace, passed laws, elected consuls, praetors, and censors, and considered appeals of capital convictions. Unlike the older patrician Comitia Curiata, it included plebeians as well as patricians, assigned to classes and centuriae (centuries, or groups of 100) by wealth and the equipment they could provide for military duty. Voting started with the wealthier centuries, whose votes outweighed those of the poorer
comitial
Of or pertaining to a comitia
comitial
Of or pertaining to a political assembly
comitial
{a} relating to Roman assemblies
comitial
Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws