husting

Etymology
From, from , borrowed from , from + , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
 * 2)  An assembly, especially one of the retainers of a ruler.

Usage notes
The word is used more often than husting, even for a single platform. The word also has a singular sense of an election campaign in general.