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hustings::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | candidature, campaigning, political campaign, electioneering, candidacy |
Examples of hustings
hustings
Hustings were scheduled for 29th November, but have been postponed indefinitely.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
Andy Burnham and Diane Abbott will join their colleagues in a series of hustings.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
At Buckingham constituency hustings last night we saw the two sides of the BNP.
From the guardian.co.uk
Candidates, of course, often say things on the hustings better left unrecorded.
From the time.com
Mr O'Farrell arrived on the hustings early yesterday, bearing cinnamon tea cakes.
From the smh.com.au
The hustings appearances of the two chief candidates also figured in the outcome.
From the time.com
Keith B. Alexander recently hit the hustings to try and scare up more funding.
From the infowars.com
The pair clashed over Iraq and the Labour manifesto at a hustings last night.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
I'm backing Ed and have since his excellent speech at the hustings in Canary Wharf.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
- A husting (called a stump in the United States) originally referred to a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body. ...
- A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; an election campaign
- The highest court of the City of London and other cities, and held by the lord mayor, etc., for determining civil actions respecting lands, etc., in the respective cities.
- A deliberative assembly; here, politics, a political campaign.
- Parliamentary election proceedings.
