2
general::
verb
gather together for common purpose:
We must rally all of our forces.
noun
gathering to inspire enthusiasm:
We attended a rally for the governor., noun
demonstration:
We attended a rally for our cause.
verb
unite:
We will rally to her defense.
verb
recover:
After being sick he began to rally.
Simple Definitions
3
general::
rally
verbs
hold/stage a rally
• The students had been refused permission to hold their rally in Victory Square.
organize a rally
• A rally organized by democratic movements was broken up by soldiers.
attend a rally
• About 200 people braved the weather to attend the rally.
address a rally
(= speak to the crowd at a rally )
• The next evening he addressed a large anti-government rally.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rally
a large/huge/massive rally
• Several large rallies were held in December.
a mass rally
(= a large rally )
• a mass rally of striking dockers
a political rally
• Her parents were often away attending political rallies.
an election rally
• The senator was due to address an election rally that evening.
a campaign rally
(= a rally to support someone who is competing in an election )
• She will attend four campaign rallies in the state before returning to Washington.
a protest rally
• Minor clashes between police and demonstrators occurred during a protest rally.
a peace rally
• CND are organising a massive Peace Rally on the second Sunday in July.
an anti-government/anti-war etc rally
• The peace groups made plans to hold an anti-war rally.
a pro-democracy/pro-independence etc rally
• Thousands joined a pro-democracy rally in the city.
transnet.ir
4
general::
noun political meeting ADJ. big, huge, large, major, mass, massive | public | indoor, outdoor at a massive outdoor rally in Paris | campaign, election, political | opposition, protest | peace | anti-government, anti-war, etc. VERB + RALLY have, hold, stage The demonstrators marched to Trafalgar Square where they held a rally. | call for, organize, plan | attend, take part in About 5,000 people attended a rally calling for peace. | address, speak at | ban The government closed the schools and banned all rallies. RALLY + VERB take place | break up, disperse, end The rally dispersed peacefully after six hours. | call for sth PREP. at a/the ~ She spoke at a public rally in Hyde Park. | ~ against a mass rally against the treaty | ~ for a rally for the winning candidate | ~ in support of a rally in support of the strike motor race ADJ. club, international | motor, motorcycle VERB + RALLY hold, organize | compete in, enter | win RALLY + NOUN circuit | driver, driving PREP. on a/the ~ He will join the team on the rally next week. in tennis ADJ. long, short | exciting VERB + RALLY play | win | lose, verb ADV. around/round Neighbours rallied round and alerted the emergency services. VERB + RALLY try to The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops. PREP. around/round/behind She urged everyone to rally behind the president. | to Friends rallied to her. PHRASES rally to sb's defence BBC leaders rallied to his defence. | rally to sb's/the cause Friends and colleagues have rallied to her cause.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary