(1)审议会；地方法院；裁判所
因在室内开庭而得名，以区别于露天开庭的法院。它是一种地方法院，也称hustings court; court of hustings。

(2)议员竞选演说坛
1872年《选举法》〔Ballot Act〕颁布之前，议员候选人在被称为「议员竞选演说坛」的讲台上被提名，并向选民发表演说。后来在口语中该词被用来表示选举的整个程序。

• publication of process
• publication of summons
• publication of will
• public attorney
• public auction
• public authority
• public benefit
• public bill
• public blockade
• public body
• public bond
• public bonded warehouse
• public boundary
• public bridge
• public building
• public business
• public calamity
• public carrier
• public cemetery
• public chapel
• public character
• public charge
• public charity
• public college or university
• public company