Definition of hustings Hustings

/hʌˈstɪŋz/ - [hustingz] - hus•tings

We found 8 definitions of hustings from 5 different sources.

What does hustings mean?

Plural: hustings

hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign the campaign of a candidate to be elected

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hustings (Noun)
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
hustings (Noun)
An election campaign.

hustings (n. pl.)
A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant.
hustings (n. pl.)
Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
hustings (n. pl.)
The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors.

hustings
hus′tingz, n.sing. the principal court of the city of London: formerly the booths where the votes were taken at an election of an M.P., or the platform from which the candidates gave their addresses. [A.S. hústing, a council, but a Scand. word, and used in speaking of the Danes—Ice. hústhing—hús, a house, thing, an assembly.]