Hustings
['hʌstɪŋz]
Definition
(noun.) the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making).
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Definition
(n. pl.) 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.
(n. pl.) Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
(n. pl.) The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors.
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Definition
n.sing. the principal court of the city of London: formerly the booths where the votes were taken at an election of an M.P. or the platform from which the candidates gave their addresses.
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Examples
- This was what Will Ladislaw dwelt on to Mr. Brooke as a reason for congratulation that he had not yet tried his strength at the hustings. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That is a piece of clap-trap you have got ready for the hustings. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Now, _do not_ let them lure you to the hustings, my dear Mr. Brooke. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He said if Brooke wanted a pelting, he could get it cheaper than by going to the hustings. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I confess that's what I should be afraid of, if we parsons had to stand at the hustings for preferment. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Often had Moore gazed with a brilliant countenance over howling crowds from a hostile hustings. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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