Thursday, October 3, 2013

husting

A husting (called a stump in the United States) originally referred to a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body. By metonymy, the term may now refer to any event, such as debates or speeches, during an election campaign where one or more of the representative candidates are present.

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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping