husting

noun

hus·ting

ˈhəstiŋ,

-tēŋ

plural -s

: a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England

especially : one called by a king or other leader

or hustings plural but singular in construction : a court held in London before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs or aldermen

hustings plural but singular in construction or hustings court : a local court in some cities in Virginia

or hustings plural but singular in construction : the upper end or dais of the guildhall where the London husting sits

or hustings plural but singular in construction : a raised platform from which candidates for the British Parliament were formerly nominated and from which they addressed their constituency

: the proceedings at a parliamentary election

hustings plural but singular or plural in construction

: an election platform : stump

the charge … is expected to resound from political hustings throughout the land

Foreign Policy Bulletin

: an act or process of electioneering

an election which has generated far more excitement than the usual off-year hustings

Saturday Review

the rough give-and-take of the hustings

Yale Review

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hūsting, from Old Norse hūsthing, from hūs house + thing assembly

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	husting
释义	husting noun hus·ting ˈhəstiŋ, -tēŋ plural -s 1 : a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England especially : one called by a king or other leader 2 a or hustings plural but singular in construction : a court held in London before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs or aldermen b hustings plural but singular in construction or hustings court : a local court in some cities in Virginia 3 or hustings plural but singular in construction : the upper end or dais of the guildhall where the London husting sits 4 a or hustings plural but singular in construction : a raised platform from which candidates for the British Parliament were formerly nominated and from which they addressed their constituency b : the proceedings at a parliamentary election 5 hustings plural but singular or plural in construction a : an election platform : stump the charge … is expected to resound from political hustings throughout the land Foreign Policy Bulletin b : an act or process of electioneering an election which has generated far more excitement than the usual off-year hustings Saturday Review the rough give-and-take of the hustings Yale Review Word History Etymology Middle English, from Old English hūsting, from Old Norse hūsthing, from hūs house + thing assembly First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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