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[ huhs-tingz ] / ˈhʌs tɪŋz /
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)(before 1872) the temporary platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors. any place from which political campaign speeches are made. the political campaign trail. Also called hustings court . a local court in certain parts of Virginia. Origin of hustingsbefore 1050; Middle English, Old English <Old Danish hūs-thing house meeting. See house, thing2 Words nearby hustingsHussein I, Hussein, Saddam, Husserl, Hussite, hussy, hustings, hustle, hustler, hustle up, Huston, hut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hustingsThen, once she hit the hustings, sell those email addresses to the Clinton campaign and shut down. Is Ready for Hillary Ready to Fold—or Work With Candidate Clinton?|David Freedlander|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Shaheen campaign pounced, spending part of the next day hitting the hustings in Sullivan County. New Hampshire Says ‘No’ to Interloper Scott Brown|David Freedlander|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST That might be a better image than that of a candidate repeating the same attack lines on the hustings. Hurricane Sandy Upends the Presidential Campaign|Howard Kurtz|October 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST The sooner Romney gets out there as a candidate on the hustings, the sooner the media scrutiny intensifies. In Search of Romney|Howard Kurtz|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As the couple takes to the hustings, speculation is rife over the post-nup agreement. Guatemala's Political Telenovela: First Couple Divorces|Mac Margolis|April 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST I'd like to see you managing a field of navvies with that nice little voice of yours—ay, or a mob before the hustings, my boy. Phoebe, Junior|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant The first notary public to qualify in the hustings court was John Metcalfe. The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia|S. J. (Silvanus Jackson) Quinn The remainder of the committee followed the carriage in procession and mounted the hustings when they reached them. The Battle of The Press|Theophila Carlile Campbell So Boone went out upon the hustings with none of the eager zest of his anticipations. The Tempering|Charles Neville Buck I think more behind the hustings, and on the right; they did not come back to me so much. Three Accounts of Peterloo|Edward Stanley
British Dictionary definitions for hustings
noun (functioning as plural or singular)British (before 1872) the platform on which candidates were nominated for Parliament and from which they addressed the electors the proceedings at a parliamentary election political campaigning Word Origin for hustingsC11: from Old Norse hūsthing, from hūs house + thing assembly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |