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
Serafeim	-	Greek
Ernest	['ə:nist]
Tsvetko	-	Bulgarian
Kali	KAH-lee (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
Chlothar	-	Ancient Germanic
RÜStem	-	Turkish