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.
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Hustings
/ˈhʌstɪŋz/
Synonyms for "hustings" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (8)
Noun(2 words)
election meetingelectioneering
Related words (14)
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10 entriescampaign eventcampaigningcandidacycandidatureelectioneeringelectoral processpolitical campaignpolitical eventpolitical processpublic gathering
More specific
6 entriescanvassing driveconstituency hustingselectoral campaigninglocal hustingsnational hustingsregional hustings
Collocations
6 entriescampaign hustingsconstituency hustingshustings meetinglocal hustingsnational hustingspublic hustings
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Washington is awfully deserted now that every congressman is out on the hustings.
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Health secretary Matt Hancock was booed and heckled at a general election hustings in his constituency after he launched an attack on Jeremy Corbyn over his handling of antisemitism.
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