Definition of rallying
: the sport of driving in automobile rallies
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the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures
Recent Examples of rallying from the Web
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But now, the catchy song has become a serious rallying cry with England competing in the semifinals.
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The loudest rallying cries from Colorado teachers protesting for more education dollars were about dwindling paychecks that are steadily losing ground to the state’s rising cost of living.
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Those signs, intended for peaceful rallying, were in use on March 28, 1968, when King led a march that turned violent.
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In Western countries, Putin is a threat to many but a thrilling rallying point for a growing anti-establishment minority.
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Her case has become a national rallying point for activists trying to reform the criminal justice system, and raise awareness about the toll of human trafficking.
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Several local community and immigrant groups in the city planned the event, including training volunteer marshals to ensure orderly crowds and making signs bearing the organizers’ rallying cry: #FamiliesBelongTogether.
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In the heated debate over California's efforts to slash its prison population, the case of Michael Christopher Mejia has become a political rallying cry.
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The team has kept the memory of last October alive, a kind of perpetual rallying cry.
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First Known Use of rallying
1957
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