What does "hustings" mean?
Hustings: Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
Additional senses
- 2.The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] When the rotten hustings shake In another month to his brazen lies. Tennyson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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