hustings

Meaning

1. A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
2. (broadly) An election campaign.

husting

1. A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
2. (historical) An assembly, especially one of the retainers of a ruler.

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Synonyms

campaigning

run

stump

political campaign

Translations

tribuna electoral

εκλογική εξέδρα

προεκλογική διαδικασία

campagne électorale

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhʌstɪŋz/

Etymology

Originally the plural of husting, later construed as a singular.