rallying point
noun
plural rallying points
: someone or something that makes people join together to support a person, cause, etc. or that rouses people to action
In the wake of his resignation, Benedict has become a rallying point for conservatives who have opposed Pope Francis.—
Chris Stevenson
Chris Stevenson… Peter Singer, whose 1975 book Animal Liberation was a rallying point for critics of livestock farming and animal research.—Julian Koplin
Julian KoplinA poem titled "A Record of History" opens with the death of Li Wenliang, a doctor in Wuhan who was punished for trying to alert others about the dangers of the coronavirus. His death became a rallying point for freedom of speech and transparency.—Lily Kuo
Lily KuoExamples of rallying point in a Sentence
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The display of precision marching and martial music stems from the days when a regiment's flag was an essential rallying point in the fog of battle.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
The legislation became a rallying point for Democrats after a controversial court ruling by a state court in Alabama briefly interrupted IVF services for women in the state.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Indeed, even when sectarian tensions have flared elsewhere, the plight of the Palestinians has long provided a common rallying point across the Muslim world.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
This is one more rallying point for the team, rooting for their coach.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
The program was a Democratic rallying point during the 2022 campaign season and the party’s signature policy achievement in a state with the nation’s highest median household income.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
The legislation became a rallying point for Democrats after a controversial court ruling by a state court in Alabama briefly interrupted IVF services for women in the state.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Indeed, even when sectarian tensions have flared elsewhere, the plight of the Palestinians has long provided a common rallying point across the Muslim world.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
This is one more rallying point for the team, rooting for their coach.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
The program was a Democratic rallying point during the 2022 campaign season and the party’s signature policy achievement in a state with the nation’s highest median household income.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
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