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Hustings
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What's The Definition Of Hustings?
[n] the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hustings: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hustings: See Also | campaigning | candidacy | candidature | electioneering | political campaign Hustings In Webster's Dictionary \Hus"tings\, n. pl. [OE. husting an assembly, coucil,
AS. h?sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h?s?ing; h?s home +
?ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E.
thing. See {House}, and {Thing}.]
1. A court formerly held in several cities of England;
specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor,
recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of
suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the
progress of law reform this court has become unimportant.
--Mozley & W.
2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of
members of the British Parliament.
3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly
stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.]
When the rotten hustings shake In another month to
his brazen lies. --Tennyson.
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