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1 predizborni
adj (pre)election- | -a kampanja election campaign, campaigning, canvassing, coll stumping; krenuti u -u kampanju (conduct an election) campaign, canvass, coll be/ /go on the stump, stump the country, be on the hustings; (po malim mjestima) AE barnstorm;* * *• election -
2 начать агитационную кампанию
General subject: go out on the hustings, hit the stump (предвыборную или избирательную)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > начать агитационную кампанию
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3 scenariusz
m 1. Kino, Literat., Teatr, TV (tekst) script; Kino, Teatr (opis) scenario; (tekst sztuki, libretto) book (of words); Kino (opis i tekst do filmu) screenplay- napisać scenariusz do filmu to write the screenplay for a film- zdobyć Oskara za najlepszy scenariusz to win an Oscar for best screenplay2. (program) progamme GB, program US- scenariusz konferencji/wizyty a programme of a conference/visit- zgodnie ze scenariuszem according to schedule- opracować scenariusz spotkań z wyborcami to schedule the hustings3. (przebieg) scenario- scenariusz wydarzeń politycznych/działań wojennych a scenario of political developments/warfare- katastroficzny scenariusz a worst-case a. nightmare scenario- □ scenariusz komunikacyjny Jęz. role-play* * *-a; -e; gen pl -y; m( filmowy) screenplay, script; (przen) scenario* * *miGen. -a2. (= przebieg wydarzeń) scenario.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > scenariusz
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4 потерпеть поражение на выборах
1) General subject: lose seat, lose at the hustings2) Diplomatic term: lose seat in Parliament3) Makarov: lose (one's) seatУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > потерпеть поражение на выборах
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5 valgkampagne
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6 mót-fjalir
f. pl. [early Swed. thingfjälar]:— the hustings or shed where meetings were held, O. H. L. 46, Fms. vii. 39, MS. 655 xvii. 2. -
7 hauteskunde
[from hautetsi (elect) + -kunde] iz.1. election, voting; \hauteskunde libreak free elections; \hauteskunde orokorrak general elections; foru-\hauteskundeak regional elections; Gorteetarako \hauteskundeak Spanish parliamentary elections; Kongresurako \hauteskundeak congressional elections; legegintzarako \hauteskundeak legislative elections; parlamenturako \hauteskundeak parliamentary elections; udal-\hauteskundeak municipal elections2. [ izenen aurrean ] election-; \hauteskunde-barruti election precinct; \hauteskunde eguna election day; \hauteskunde-kanpaina election campaign | the hustings -
8 campana
f.bell.campana de buzo o de salvamento diving bellcampana extractora (de humos) extractor hoodcampanas tubulares tubular bells* * *1 (gen) bell2 (de chimenea) mantelpiece3 familiar (extractora) extractor hood, (US stove extractor hood)\a toque de campana figurado to the sound of bellsdar una vuelta de campana to overturn, roll overechar las campanas al vuelo figurado to set all the bells ringingoír campanas y no saber dónde figurado not to have a cluetañer las campanas / tocar las campanas to ring the bellscampana de buzo diving bellcampana de cristal bell jar, bell glass* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) [de iglesia, puerta] bell; [de orquesta] bell, chimea campana tañida, a toque de campana — to the sound of bells
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's still too early to celebrate o to start spreading the good news
- hacer campanas- oír campanas y no saber de dónde vienen2) (Téc) [de la chimenea] hoodcampana de humos, campana extractora — extractor hood
3) (Buceo)campana de buzo, campana de inmersión — diving bell
4) Cono Sur (=campo) country(side)2.SMF LAm * (=vigilante) look-out* * *1)a) ( de iglesia) bell, church bellechar las campanas al or a vuelo — ( literal) to set the bells ringing; ( anunciar jubilosamente)
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's too soon to start shouting about it
tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's not worth getting that excited about
me/te/lo salvó la campana — saved by the bell
oír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tipo ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde — that guy is talking through his hat (colloq)
b) ( en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? — has the bell gone yet?
2)a) ( de chimenea) hood; ( de cocina) extractor hoodb) ( para proteger alimentos) cover•* * *= bell.Ex. In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.----* campana de la chimenea = chimney breast.* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* pantalones de campana = flares.* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.* * *1)a) ( de iglesia) bell, church bellechar las campanas al or a vuelo — ( literal) to set the bells ringing; ( anunciar jubilosamente)
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's too soon to start shouting about it
tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's not worth getting that excited about
me/te/lo salvó la campana — saved by the bell
oír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tipo ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde — that guy is talking through his hat (colloq)
b) ( en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? — has the bell gone yet?
2)a) ( de chimenea) hood; ( de cocina) extractor hoodb) ( para proteger alimentos) cover•* * *= bell.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* campana de la chimenea = chimney breast.* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* pantalones de campana = flares.* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.* * *A1 (de iglesia) bell, church bella lo lejos se oía repicar las campanas you could hear the church bells ringing in the distancelas campanas doblan a muerto the bells are ringing o tolling the death knellechar las campanas al or a vuelo (literal) to set the bells ringing(anunciar jubilosamente): no quiere echar las campanas al vuelo hasta no estar seguro he doesn't want to start shouting about it o shouting from the rooftops until he knows for surepero tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo but it's not worth getting that excited aboutme/te/lo salvó la campana saved by the belloír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tío ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde that guy is talking through his hat ( colloq)2 (en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? has the bell gone yet?tocar la campana to ring the bellB1 (de la chimenea) hood; (de la cocina) extractor hood2 (para proteger alimentos) coverCompuestos:diving belldiving bellDestar or hacer de campana to keep watch* * *
Multiple Entries:
campana
campaña
campana sustantivo femenino
tocar la campaña to ring the bell;
¿ya ha sonado la campaña? has the bell gone yet?
( de cocina) extractor hood
campaña sustantivo femenino
campaign;◊ campaña electoral electoral o election campaign;
campaña publicitaria advertising campaign;
hacer una campaña to run o conduct a campaign
campana sustantivo femenino
1 (de iglesia, colegio) bell
2 Cost bell-bottom 3 campana extractora, extractor hood
vuelta de campana, roll over
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado echar las campanas al vuelo, to start shouting about it
campaña sustantivo femenino
1 (electoral, etc) campaign
2 Mil expedition
♦ Locuciones: Mil (cocina, hospital, etc) de campaña, field
' campaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarrar
- antidroga
- antitabaco
- campana
- carpa
- electoral
- estratega
- forma
- inoculación
- neutralizar
- orientar
- pro
- retintín
- tañido
- tienda
- tocar
- vuelta
- alfabetización
- calar
- campanada
- campanilla
- catre
- desmontar
- desplegar
- exitoso
- fundir
- informativo
- limpio
- montar
- publicitario
- recoger
- tañer
- toque
- viento
English:
agitate
- aim
- back
- bell
- bell-bottoms
- campaign
- canvass
- canvasser
- counteract
- drive
- electioneering
- flag
- flap
- flare
- hate
- hustings
- launch
- launching
- marketing
- mount
- pitch
- publicity
- push
- ring
- sales campaign
- smear campaign
- somersault
- tent
- think up
- toll
- turn over
- wage
- appeal
- ground
- hood
- roll
- smear
* * *campana nf1. [de iglesia] bell;echar las campanas al vuelo: no queremos echar las campanas al vuelo antes de tiempo we don't want to start celebrating prematurely;es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo let's not count our chickens before they're hatched;Famoír campanas y no saber dónde not to know what one is talking about;te ha salvado la campana (you were) saved by the bellcampana de buzo diving bell; Mat campana de Gauss normal distribution curve, US bell curve;campana de salvamento diving bell2. [de chimenea] chimney breast* * *f1 bell;doblar las campanas toll the bells;echar las campanas al vuelo fig get excited, get carried away;dar una vuelta de campana AUTO flip over2 de chimenea hood* * *campana nf: bell* * *campana n bell -
9 campaña
f.bell.campana de buzo o de salvamento diving bellcampana extractora (de humos) extractor hoodcampanas tubulares tubular bells* * *1 (gen) bell2 (de chimenea) mantelpiece3 familiar (extractora) extractor hood, (US stove extractor hood)\a toque de campana figurado to the sound of bellsdar una vuelta de campana to overturn, roll overechar las campanas al vuelo figurado to set all the bells ringingoír campanas y no saber dónde figurado not to have a cluetañer las campanas / tocar las campanas to ring the bellscampana de buzo diving bellcampana de cristal bell jar, bell glass* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) [de iglesia, puerta] bell; [de orquesta] bell, chimea campana tañida, a toque de campana — to the sound of bells
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's still too early to celebrate o to start spreading the good news
- hacer campanas- oír campanas y no saber de dónde vienen2) (Téc) [de la chimenea] hoodcampana de humos, campana extractora — extractor hood
3) (Buceo)campana de buzo, campana de inmersión — diving bell
4) Cono Sur (=campo) country(side)2.SMF LAm * (=vigilante) look-out* * *1)a) ( de iglesia) bell, church bellechar las campanas al or a vuelo — ( literal) to set the bells ringing; ( anunciar jubilosamente)
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's too soon to start shouting about it
tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's not worth getting that excited about
me/te/lo salvó la campana — saved by the bell
oír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tipo ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde — that guy is talking through his hat (colloq)
b) ( en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? — has the bell gone yet?
2)a) ( de chimenea) hood; ( de cocina) extractor hoodb) ( para proteger alimentos) cover•* * *= campaign, drive, push, crackdown.Ex. The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex. As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.----* campana de Gauss = bell-shaped curve, bell curve.* campana de inmersión = pressure vessel.* campana + sonar = bell + ring.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* campaña de ahorro = economy drive.* campaña de alfabetización = literacy campaign, literacy movement.* campaña de captación de socios = membership drive.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* campaña de difamación = smear campaign.* campaña de promoción = promotional campaign, advocacy.* campaña de publicidad = publicity campaign, press campaign.* campaña de recaudación de fondos = fundraising campaign.* campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.* campaña de terror = terror campaign.* campaña de violencia = campaign of violence.* campaña electoral = election campaign, election race.* campaña militar = military campaign.* campaña política = political campaign.* campaña presidencial = presidential campaign.* campaña publicitaria = advertising campaign, publicity campaign, media campaign, press campaign.* cañón de campaña = field gun.* catre de campaña = camp bed, cot.* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.* tienda de campaña = tent.* * *1)a) ( de iglesia) bell, church bellechar las campanas al or a vuelo — ( literal) to set the bells ringing; ( anunciar jubilosamente)
aún es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's too soon to start shouting about it
tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo — it's not worth getting that excited about
me/te/lo salvó la campana — saved by the bell
oír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tipo ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde — that guy is talking through his hat (colloq)
b) ( en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? — has the bell gone yet?
2)a) ( de chimenea) hood; ( de cocina) extractor hoodb) ( para proteger alimentos) cover•* * *= bell.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* campana de la chimenea = chimney breast.* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* pantalones de campana = flares.* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.* * *A1 (de iglesia) bell, church bella lo lejos se oía repicar las campanas you could hear the church bells ringing in the distancelas campanas doblan a muerto the bells are ringing o tolling the death knellechar las campanas al or a vuelo (literal) to set the bells ringing(anunciar jubilosamente): no quiere echar las campanas al vuelo hasta no estar seguro he doesn't want to start shouting about it o shouting from the rooftops until he knows for surepero tampoco es como para echar las campanas al vuelo but it's not worth getting that excited aboutme/te/lo salvó la campana saved by the belloír campanas y no saber dónde: ese tío ha oído campanas y no sabe dónde that guy is talking through his hat ( colloq)2 (en el colegio) bell¿ya ha sonado la campana? has the bell gone yet?tocar la campana to ring the bellB1 (de la chimenea) hood; (de la cocina) extractor hood2 (para proteger alimentos) coverCompuestos:diving belldiving bellDestar or hacer de campana to keep watch* * *
Multiple Entries:
campana
campaña
campana sustantivo femenino
tocar la campaña to ring the bell;
¿ya ha sonado la campaña? has the bell gone yet?
( de cocina) extractor hood
campaña sustantivo femenino
campaign;◊ campaña electoral electoral o election campaign;
campaña publicitaria advertising campaign;
hacer una campaña to run o conduct a campaign
campana sustantivo femenino
1 (de iglesia, colegio) bell
2 Cost bell-bottom 3 campana extractora, extractor hood
vuelta de campana, roll over
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado echar las campanas al vuelo, to start shouting about it
campaña sustantivo femenino
1 (electoral, etc) campaign
2 Mil expedition
♦ Locuciones: Mil (cocina, hospital, etc) de campaña, field
' campaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarrar
- antidroga
- antitabaco
- campana
- carpa
- electoral
- estratega
- forma
- inoculación
- neutralizar
- orientar
- pro
- retintín
- tañido
- tienda
- tocar
- vuelta
- alfabetización
- calar
- campanada
- campanilla
- catre
- desmontar
- desplegar
- exitoso
- fundir
- informativo
- limpio
- montar
- publicitario
- recoger
- tañer
- toque
- viento
English:
agitate
- aim
- back
- bell
- bell-bottoms
- campaign
- canvass
- canvasser
- counteract
- drive
- electioneering
- flag
- flap
- flare
- hate
- hustings
- launch
- launching
- marketing
- mount
- pitch
- publicity
- push
- ring
- sales campaign
- smear campaign
- somersault
- tent
- think up
- toll
- turn over
- wage
- appeal
- ground
- hood
- roll
- smear
* * *campana nf1. [de iglesia] bell;echar las campanas al vuelo: no queremos echar las campanas al vuelo antes de tiempo we don't want to start celebrating prematurely;es pronto para echar las campanas al vuelo let's not count our chickens before they're hatched;Famoír campanas y no saber dónde not to know what one is talking about;te ha salvado la campana (you were) saved by the bellcampana de buzo diving bell; Mat campana de Gauss normal distribution curve, US bell curve;campana de salvamento diving bell2. [de chimenea] chimney breast* * *f1 bell;doblar las campanas toll the bells;echar las campanas al vuelo fig get excited, get carried away;dar una vuelta de campana AUTO flip over2 de chimenea hood* * *campana nf: bell* * *campana n bell -
10 HÁLFA
f.1) region, part (veröldin var greind í þrjár hálfuir);2) lineage, kin (frjálsborinn í allar hálfur);3) af e-s hálfu, on one’s behalf; on one’s part; af guðs hálfu ok lands-laga, on behalf of God and the law of the land.* * *u, f. often proncd. álfa, [akin to hálfr; Goth. halba = μέρος, 2 Cor. iii. 9; A. S. half; Hel. halba = latus]:—prop. a half, a part:I. a region, quarter, of the world, Stj. 72; í fyrrnefndum fjallsins hálfum, 87; í öllum hálfum heimsins, 18; í álfum Orkneyjaríkis, Magn. 502; í várri byggilegri hálfu ( zone), Rb. 478; veröldin var greind í þrjár hálfur, Edda 147; whence Austr-álfa, the East = Asia; Norðr-álfa, the North = Europe; Suðr-hálfa, Africa; vestr-álfa, America, (mod.); heims-álfa, one of the three (four) quarters; lands-álfa, region, Jesús gékk burt þaðan og fór í lands-álfur Tyri og Sidonis, Matth. xv. 21.β. with the notion of lineage, kin; svá höfðu þeir grimmliga leikit alla þá hálfu, all people of that kin, Fms. viii. 23; þá skulu taka arf bræðrungar ok systrungar, en fleiri menn ór annari hálfu ( lineage), Grág. i. 17; seint er satt at spyrja, mér hefir kennt verit, at móðir mín væri frjálsborin í allar hálfur, Ó. H. 114; konungborin í allar ættir ok hálfur, Fb. ii. 171, cp. Ó. H. 87, l. c.γ. setja út í hálfur, to expand, of a metaphor, Edda 69.II. as a law phrase, on one’s behalf or part; af Guðs hálfu ok lands-laga, on behalf of God and the law of the land, Fms. vi. 94, Sks. 638; af e-s hálfu, on one’s part, Fms. xi. 444; Jóns biskups af einni hálfu, ok Gísla bónda af annarri hálfu, Dipl. iii. 7; á báðar hálfur, on both sides, v. 26; af annarra manna hálfu, on the part of other men, 2; af minni hálfu, on my part; hvártveggi hálfan, both parts, D. N. hálfu-þing, n. a kind of hustings, N. G. L. i. 251. -
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adj.electoral.* * *► adjetivo1 electoral* * *adj.* * *ADJ electoral* * *adjetivo <campaña/discurso> election (before n)* * *= electoral.Ex. The debate culminated in a confrontation between the political parties when the question of Community membership became an electoral issue in 1983.----* ardid electoral = election stunt.* calendario electoral = election calendar, electoral calendar.* campaña electoral = election race.* colegio electoral = electoral college.* distrito electoral = constituency, electoral district.* impreso de inscripción electoral = electoral registration form.* influencia electoral = coattails, political coattails, electoral coattails.* mesa electoral = polling station.* mesa electoral, la = polls, the.* política electoral = election politics.* retórica electoral = electoral discourse.* sistema electoral = electoral system.* urna electoral = ballot box.* * *adjetivo <campaña/discurso> election (before n)* * *= electoral.Ex: The debate culminated in a confrontation between the political parties when the question of Community membership became an electoral issue in 1983.
* ardid electoral = election stunt.* calendario electoral = election calendar, electoral calendar.* campaña electoral = election race.* colegio electoral = electoral college.* distrito electoral = constituency, electoral district.* impreso de inscripción electoral = electoral registration form.* influencia electoral = coattails, political coattails, electoral coattails.* mesa electoral = polling station.* mesa electoral, la = polls, the.* política electoral = election politics.* retórica electoral = electoral discourse.* sistema electoral = electoral system.* urna electoral = ballot box.* * ** * *
electoral adjetivo ‹campaña/discurso› election ( before n)
electoral adjetivo electoral
campaña electoral, election campaign
colegio electoral, polling station
jornada electoral, polling day
' electoral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrachera
- campaña
- censo
- circunscripción
- colegio
- maquinaria
- normalidad
- papeleta
- programa
- propaganda
- boleta
- listado
- padrón
- planilla
- pucherazo
English:
ballot box
- campaign
- canvass
- canvasser
- constituency
- election
- electioneering
- electoral
- electoral register
- flag
- hustings
- manifesto
- party political broadcast
- polling station
- seat
- ward
- ballot
- polling
- precinct
* * *electoral adj[sistema, distrito, reforma] electoral; [campaña, resultado, propaganda] election* * *adj election atr, electoral* * *electoral adj: electoral, election -
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f.election campaign, canvassing, electioneering, hustings.* * *election campaign* * *electoral o election campaign* * *(n.) = election campaign, election raceEx. This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.Ex. Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.* * *electoral o election campaign* * *(n.) = election campaign, election raceEx: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.
Ex: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.* * *election campaign -
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f.pl.elections, election campaign, polling, hustings.* * *1 elections* * *(n.) = electionsEx. This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.* * *(n.) = electionsEx: This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.
* * *fpl election sg, elections* * *elecciones npl election / elections -
14 трибуна трибун·а
1) (для оратора) rostrum, tribune, (speaker's) platform; forum перен., говорить с трибуны to speak from a rostrumзанимать трибуну, находиться на трибуне — to be at the rostrum
подняться на трибуну — to mount the rostrum / platform
2) (для общественной деятельности) forum3) (для политических и предвыборных выступлений) hustings4) (для зрителей) stand -
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1) General subject: grand stand (на стадионе), grandstand (на стадионе и т. п.), hustings, platform, reviewing stand (на параде), rostrum, scaffold, stand (на скачках и т. п.), stands (на стадионе, скачках), tribune2) Sports: bleacher (especially in the U.S.), terrace (of a stadium; especially in the United Kingdom, but also in some American baseball parks), tier (напр., стадиона), (стадиона) stand3) Military: review stand4) Architecture: podium, tribune (1. апсида в базилике или в базиликальной церкви; 2. церковная галерея; 3. приподнятая часть пола или специальная платформа - место выступлений ораторов; 4. места для публики в общественном сооружении или в общественном месте) -
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ж1) військ., тех. campaign; ( громадська) driveвиборча кампанія — election campaign, electioneering, canvassing; hustings
почати кампанію — to start ( to open) a campaign; військ. to take the field
2) мор. cruise -
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f. a hustings of the king’s men.
См. также в других словарях:
the hustings — the political speeches, meetings, etc., that happen before an election news reports from the hustings • • • Main Entry: ↑hustings … Useful english dictionary
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
at 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 (treated as pl. or sing. ) 1) a meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters. 2) (the hustings) political campaigning; electioneering. ORIGIN Old Norse, household assembly held by a leader , from hús house + thing… … English terms dictionary
The Islands — was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new riding Nanaimo and The Islands as of the 1941… … Wikipedia
hustings — hus|tings [ˈhʌstıŋz] n [: Old English; Origin: husting council meeting , from Old Norse, from hus house + thing council, assembly ] the hustings the process of trying to persuade people to vote for you by making speeches etc at/on the hustings ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [[t]hʌ̱stɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu the N The political campaigns and speeches before an election are sometimes referred to as the hustings. [mainly BRIT] With only days to go before elections in Pakistan, candidates are battling it out at the… … English dictionary
hustings — noun /ˈhʌstɪŋz/ a) a platform where candidates in an election give speeches I now mounted the hustings, and, without any regard to decency or modesty, made as emphatical a speech in favour of the king as before I had done against him. b) an… … Wiktionary
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
hustings — noun (plural same) [treated as plural or sing.] a meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters. ↘(the hustings) the campaigning associated with an election. Origin OE husting assembly, council , from ON hústhing household… … English new terms dictionary