Election campaigning

• Election platform
• The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hustings \Hus"tings\, n. pl. [OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h?sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h?s?ing; h?s home + ?ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See House , and Thing .] A court formerly held in several cities ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But it is unlikely to happen at the hustings or in the run up to the election. ▪ But there seemed nothing wrong with the head of government appearing to be the challenger on the hustings . ▪ He remains a formidable political ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting. 2 (context by extension English) An election campaign. 3 (plural of husting nodot=1 English)Category:English plurals (qualifier: assembly).

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English husting "meeting, court, tribunal," from Old Norse husðing "council," from hus "house" (see house (n.)) + ðing "assembly" (see thing ); so called because it was a meeting of the men who formed the "household" of a nobleman or king. The native ...