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
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In the wake of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, with both the economy and the cause of democracy promotion in tatters, only the technology industry seemed ready with a trustworthy civic rallying cry.
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For years, the possible induction of Dottie West into the Country Music Hall of Fame has been a rallying cry for fans and fellow artists alike.
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His funding of campaigns elsewhere has provided a rallying cry for conservatives.
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Protectionist tariffs, which most economists warn will hurt more American workers than they help, were a Democratic rallying cry before the era of Bill Clinton.
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In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Friday, many critics quickly took up a familiar rallying cry, lifting words from the Statue of Liberty that have for decades represented American immigration.
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David Langhorst, director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, said the list is a rallying point for action.
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Derrick Favors combined for the final 17 points for the rallying Jazz, who collected their 10th consecutive win.
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This isn't exactly a feminist rallying cry around the implications of a medieval #MeToo movement, however.
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First Known Use of rallying
1957
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