Hustings Definition

hŭstĭngz
noun
A deliberative assembly.
Webster's New World
A court held in various English cities and still occasionally in London.
Webster's New World
The platform in London Guildhall where such a court was formerly held.
Webster's New World
Any place where political campaign speeches are made.
Webster's New World
The temporary platform where candidates for Parliament formerly stood for nomination and spoke.
Webster's New World

Origin of Hustings

  • From Middle English husting court of common pleas from Old English hūsting court from Old Norse hūsthing hūs house thing assembly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • husting + -s; for more information, see husting

    From Wiktionary

Hustings Sentence Examples

  • Charles Dickens writer 1835 Charles Dickens visited Exeter several times, the first to attend the hustings for the Exeter City Council elections.

  • I discovered in a moment why the orator of the hustings is so deferential to the mob.

  • In some areas union branches are organizing hustings... Postal workers POSTAL WORKERS in Watford have rejected a deal to end their strike.

  • The parties then held hustings which aimed to gain votes from their peers in a following election.

  • The people in the crowd were so compact and stood to firm that they could not reach the hustings without halting.

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