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   rally

   /ˈrali/

   verb

   • 1. (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion: "De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry" Similar reassembleregroupre-formreunitegather together againget together againround upOpposite disperse
   • ▪ bring together (forces) again in order to continue fighting: "the king escaped to Perth to rally his own forces" Similar mustermarshalmobilizeraisecall upcall to armsrecruitenlistconscriptdraftassemblebring togethercall togethersummongathergather togetherround upmasscollectformal:convokearchaic:levyOpposite demobilizedisband
   • ▪ assemble in a mass meeting: "up to 50,000 people rallied in the city centre" Similar gatheraccumulatecollectassembleamassmustermarshalorganizeround upgarnerharvestget upraisemobilizewhip up
   • ▪ bring or come together in order to support a person or cause: "colleagues rallied round to help Ann" Similar come/get togetherband togetherassemblegroupjoinjoin togetherjoin forceslink (up)combineuniteallycollaboratecooperatework togetheract togetherpull togetherOpposite separatesplit up
   • 2. recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or poise: "he floundered for a moment, then rallied again" Similar recoverimproveget betterpick uprevivecome backmake a comebackreboundbounce backperk uplook uptake a turn for the betterturn the/a cornerbe given a new lease of lifetake on a new lease of lifeemerge from somethingget over somethingshake something offinformal:come up smilingOpposite deteriorate
   • ▪ (of share, currency, or commodity prices) increase after a fall: "prices of metals have rallied"
   • 3. drive in a rally: "we're driving off to Spain to rally"

   noun

   • 1. a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause: "a rally attended by around 100,000 people" Similar meetingmass meetinggatheringassemblytweetupdemonstrationmarchprotest marchparadeinformal:get-togetherdemo
   • ▪ an open-air event for people who own a particular kind of vehicle: "a traction engine rally"
   • 2. a long-distance race for motor vehicles over public roads or rough terrain, typically in several stages: "a rally driver"
   • 3. a quick or marked recovery after a decline: "the market staged a late rally" Similar recoveryupturnimprovementrevivalcomebackreboundresurgencerenewala turn for the betterreactiontechnical:dead cat bounceOpposite slump
   • 4. (in tennis and other racket sports) an extended exchange of strokes between players: "a rally of more than three strokes was a rarity"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rallier noun

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