The political campaigns and speeches before an election are sometimes referred to as the hustings .
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
n.
竞选活动
a veteran of the hustings选举活动的老手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。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)