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 Anglo-Saxon word for this was folc-gemot. The plural became the usual form c. 1500; sense of "temporary platform for political speeches" developed by 1719, apparently from London's Court of Hustings, presided over by the Lord Mayor, which was held on a platform in the Guildhall. This sense broadened to encompass the whole election process.
双语例句
1. Most candidates will be out on the hustings this week.
大多数候选人本星期将进行竞选活动。
来自《权威词典》
2. With only days to go before elections in Pakistan, candidates are battling it out at the hustings.
离巴基斯坦大选只有几天的时间了，各候选人正在竞选活动上一决胜负。
来自柯林斯例句
3. And I was among a great chorus out on the hustings speaking out against this consistent and constant deficIt'spending.
我与一大伙人在竞选台上,一致声言反对习以为常的赤字开支.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. And I was among a great chorus out on the hustings speaking out against this consistent and constant deficit spending.
我与一大伙人在竞选台上，一致声言反对习以为常的赤字开支。
来自辞典例句
5. Most politicians will be at / on the hustings in the coming week.