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
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The first known use of husting was before the 12th century
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