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hustings

hust·ings [ hústingz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. electioneering circuit: the rounds of political activities, e.g. speech-making and the organization of public rallies, that take place before an election

2. election platform formerly used in Britain: in Great Britain before 1872, a platform from which parliamentary candidates were nominated and addressed electors

[Pre-12th century. < Old Norse húsþing "king's council" < hús "house" + þing "meeting"]
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