to be out on the hustings

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• on the hustings — on/​at the hustings phrase making speeches before an election to try to persuade people to vote for you Thesaurus: elections and relating to the electoral systemhyponym to be a candidate or winner in an electionsynonym Main entry: hustings * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• hustings — noun the hustings BrE the process of trying to persuade people to vote for you by making speeches etc: be at/on the hustings: All the candidates are out on the hustings …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hustings — n. route of an election campaign to go out on the hustings * * * [ hʌstɪŋz] [ route of an election campaign ] to go out on the hustings …   Combinatory dictionary

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