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单词 husting
释义 hus·ting
\ˈhəstiŋ, -tēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hūsting, from Old Norse hūsthing, from hūs house + thing assembly — more at house, thing
1. : a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England; especially : one called by a king or other leader
2.
 a. 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
4.
 a. 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 hustingsSaturday Review >
  < the rough give-and-take of the hustingsYale Review >
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