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Rally

Meaning in politics & government, with examples

/ˈræli/nounCore term

In politics & government, rally means: A large public meeting where a candidate or party leader gives a speech to supporters, or where people gather to show support for a cause.

In Turkish: miting, toplantı

How it is used

Candidates hold, address or speak at rallies, and supporters attend them. News reports estimate crowd sizes and describe the atmosphere. As a verb, rally means to bring people together in support: the leader rallied her supporters.

Example sentences

  1. Thousands of supporters attended the final rally of the campaign.

  2. The candidate will hold rallies in three cities this weekend.

Common collocations

  • hold a rally
  • election rally
  • address a rally
  • campaign rally
  • attend a rally
  • campaignA planned series of activities, such as speeches, advertisements and meetings with voters, that a candidate or party carries out to win an election.
  • candidateA person who is officially trying to be elected to a position, such as member of parliament, mayor or president.
  • grassrootsThe ordinary members and supporters of a party or movement, as opposed to its leaders; also activity that starts with local people rather than with leaders.
  • endorseTo say publicly that you support a candidate, party, policy or proposal, usually hoping to persuade others to support it too.

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