Hustings

//ˈhʌstɪŋz// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.

    "I now mounted the hustings, and, without any regard to decency or modesty, made as emphatical a speech in favour of the king as before I had done against him."

  2. 2
    plural of husting form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) wordnet
  4. 4
    An election campaign. broadly

    "Washington is awfully deserted now that every congressman is out on the hustings."

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"I now mounted the hustings, and, without any regard to decency or modesty, made as emphatical a speech in favour of the king as before I had done against him."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Originally the plural of husting, later construed as a singular.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

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