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rallies

The correct spelling is rallies.

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noun

Say it like: Ral-lee-s

The correct spelling is rallies. A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. For example: "a campaign rally"

Usage Examples

a campaign rally

a political rally

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
  2. 2.A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
  3. 3.A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
  4. 4.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.
  5. 5.A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)

verb

  1. 1.To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
  2. 2.To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
  3. 3.To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  4. 4.To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
  5. 5.To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.

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