The largely patrician (ruling class) Senate, meanwhile, had to contend with the tribunes of the plebs (citizens acting in an official governing capacity).
TIL: Pleb can also mean something other than the dictionary definition, such as:
"a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner."
and then
"Also pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class."
TIL: Pleb can also mean something other than the dictionary definition, such as:
"a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner."
and then
"Also pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pleb