- [countable] a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party
- to attend/hold a rally
- a peace/protest rally
- a mass rally in support of the strike
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- She spoke at a public rally in Hyde Park.
- The demonstrators marched to Trafalgar Square where they held a rally.
- The government banned all rallies.
- The rally dispersed peacefully after six hours.
- a massive outdoor rally in Buenos Aires
- a rally calling for a boycott of the January elections
- a rally for the winning candidate
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- have
- hold
- stage
- …
- take place
- end
- call for something
- …
- at a/the rally
- rally against
- rally for
- …
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- [countable] a race for cars, motorcycles, etc. over public roads
- the Monte Carlo rally
- rally driving
- He will join the team at the rally next week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- club
- international
- motor
- …
- hold
- organize
- compete in
- …
- circuit
- driver
- driving
- …
- on a/the rally
- [countable] (in tennis and similar sports) a series of hits of the ball before a point is scored
- That was a great rally!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- play
- win
- lose
- …
- [singular] (in sport or on the Stock Exchange) an act of returning to a strong position after a period of difficulty or weakness synonym recovery
- After a furious late rally, they finally scored.
- a rally in shares on the stock market
Extra Examples- The visiting team staged a late rally.
- The US dollar is now ending its bear-market rally.
- the recent rally in the Treasury market
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bear-market
- market
- stock-market
- …
- mount
- stage
- rally in
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.
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