Added 9 October 2026
rally
/ˈɹæli/ noun
In Latin: contiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rally at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
a campaign rally
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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.
verb
- To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
- To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
verb
noun
Origin
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
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