the hustingsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈhʌs.tɪŋz/us/ˈhʌs.tɪŋz/UKthe political activities and speeches that happen before an election and are intended to win votes:
Three weeks before the election the candidates are all out on/at the hustings.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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