Plural of 'comitia,' referring to assemblies in ancient Rome where citizens gathered to vote or conduct public business.
From Latin 'comitia,' plural of 'comitium,' derived from 'co-' (together) and 'ire' (to go). These were literally 'meetings' or 'goings-together' in Roman governance.
The ancient Romans had different types of comices for different purposes—the Centuriate Comices voted on wars and elected magistrates, while the Tribal Comices handled laws. This shows how even 2,000 years ago, people needed different voting bodies for different decisions, just like we have Congress, Senate, and local councils today.
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