rally
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to…A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
» I'm a rally driver.
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6 sensesA 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
Kundgebung
ми́тингmíting, ра́ллиrálli
мі́тингmítynh
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.
Ballwechsel
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
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.
Rallye
ра́ллиrálli, автора́ллиavtorálli
ра́лліrálli, автора́лліavtorálli
A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
(uncountable)Good-humoured raillery.
Examples
36 sentencesI'm a rally driver.
Many people attended the rally.
Do you really want to go to the pep rally?
When is the pep rally?
The pep rally was loud.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re-From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
From French railler. See rail (“to scoff”).
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plural: ralliesSynonyms
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