hustings / ˈhʌs tɪŋz /
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hustings 的定义
n. 名词 noun- the temporary platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors.
- any place from which political campaign speeches are made.
- the political campaign trail.
- Also called hustings court . a local court in certain parts of Virginia.
更多hustings例句
- It’s hard to write a campaign book in an era of 24-hour news, when the media pumps out coverage of what’s happening on the hustings.
- Then, once she hit the hustings, sell those email addresses to the Clinton campaign and shut down.
- The Shaheen campaign pounced, spending part of the next day hitting the hustings in Sullivan County.
- That might be a better image than that of a candidate repeating the same attack lines on the hustings.
- The sooner Romney gets out there as a candidate on the hustings, the sooner the media scrutiny intensifies.
- As the couple takes to the hustings, speculation is rife over the post-nup agreement.
- Upon his return to Capheaton from his triumphant battle on the hustings he had been as impassive as his traditions demanded.
- His political creed declared upon the hustings there was that of a moderate Whig.
- The candidates themselves are on the hustings, and in the distance Britannia's coach has broken down!
- All the morning he had to attend a factious hustings or a court—assemblies deliberative or judicial.
- The governor was a candidate for re-election, and being a hustler, made many hot speeches from the hustings.