take to the hustings

To campaign, with an emphasis on delivering political speeches. A "hustings" was the platform on which candidates were nominated to British Parliament through the mid-19th century. If you want to be voted onto city council, you need to take to the hustings and talk to the people.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anton	AHN-tawn (German), ahn-TON (Russian, Ukrainian), AHN-ton (Finnish)	German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedo
Emmett	EM-it	English
Tane	-	Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Joleen	jo-LEEN	English
Maximino	mahk-see-MEE-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Winter	WIN-tər	English (Modern)