husting

noun

hus·ting | \ ˈhəstiŋ, -tēŋ \

plural -s

Definition of husting

1 : a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England especially : one called by a king or other leader

2a 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

4a 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