English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tribunal Pronunciation
Tribunal is pronounced truh-BYOO-nuhl, IPA /trəˈbjunəl/.
truh-BYOO-nuhl
US /trəˈbjunəl/ · UK /traɪˈbjuːnəl/
Syllables: truh · BYOO · nuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A panel with the power to settle disputes and judge claims outside the ordinary courts.
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Tribunal in a Sentence
- The employment tribunal ruled in her favour.
- He took the dismissal to a tribunal rather than to court.
- A war crimes tribunal sat in The Hague for eleven years.
Common Mispronunciations of Tribunal
Not TRI-byoo-nuhl
Weight goes on the second syllable, BYOO, which is where tribunal and tribune part company in sound even though they share a root.
Not truh-BOO-nuhl
Sound a y inside BYOO, because the bu here works as it does in beauty rather than as in boot.
Tip: The opening tr carries almost no vowel, so there are three beats and not four.
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