rally
/ˈɹæli/ noun B2- A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. · a campaign rally· an election rally
- A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. · a political rally
- A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
- An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
- A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
Plural rallies
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Rachel Lynde was a red-hot politician and couldn’t have believed that the political rally could be carried through without her, although she was on the opposite side of politics.
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