comitia

[ kuh-mish-ee-uh ]

/ kəˈmɪʃ i ə /

an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.

Origin of comitia

1615–25; < Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com- com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go (cf. comes) + -ium -ium

co·mi·tial

[kuh-mish-uh l] /kəˈmɪʃ əl/, adjective

For the comitia to be lawfully assembled, and for their acts to have the force of law, three conditions were necessary.

The Social Contract & Discourses |Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He likewise, out of his military spoils, constructed and decorated the House of Comitia and the Senate-house.

Cicero's Tusculan Disputations |Marcus Tullius Cicero
In ancient Rome none but the free citizens had the right of a suffrage in the comitia or legislative assemblies.

Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States |Various
All these elections were conducted with a certain degree of order, troubled only once in the comitia for the dileship.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

The tribunes generally presided over the comitia tributa and took the lead in securing the passage of laws by that body.

The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States |James Hamilton Lewis

comitia

/ (kəˈmɪʃɪə) /

an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority

comitial (kəˈmɪʃəl), adjective

C17: from Latin comitium assembly, from com- together + īre to go