rally

Definition

  • noun: a public meeting to support or oppose someone or something
  • noun: a mustering of scattered forces to renew an effort
  • verb: to muster for a common purpose
  • verb: to meet publicly to support or oppose something
  • synonyms: reunite, assemble, unite

Examples

  • As the deadline approached, it was clear that we needed to 'rally the troops'. [=to urge everyone to work harder]

  • The team's late-game 'rally' [='comeback'] helped them win the game.

  • a 'youth rally' [=a public meeting for teenagers and young adults]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) (announcer) War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. A triumph of willpower over the orgasm. At a rally of the Anti-Sex League in Victory Square held to celebrate a per cent decrease in civil marriages, over Party women took a vow of celibacy and pledged themselves as vessels... (..)
    1984 1984
  • (..) corrupt children, spread disease and prostitution, until in a thousand years... You may find this of interest. Thank you. ..a rally in Victory Square at . hours. That is the end of the announcement. - Goodbye, brother. - Goodbye, brother. They have attacked an unarmed village with rocket bombs (..)
    1984 1984
  • (..) so no one would know. Theon: The Starks have always ruled the North. If Bran and Rickon are alive, the country will rally to their side now that Robb Stark is gone. Robb Stark is dead. But my father put a knife through his heart. (..)
    2014 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Lion and the Rose Season: 4 Episode 2