I.
noun
1 political meeting
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large , major , mass , massive
▪ public
▪ indoor , outdoor
▪
a massive outdoor ~ in Buenos Aires
▪ pep ( AmE )
▪
a pep ~ before the homecoming game
▪ campaign ( esp. AmE ), election ( esp. BrE ), political
▪ opposition , protest
▪ peace
▪ anti-government , anti-war , etc.
▪ pro-government , pro-war , etc.
VERB + RALLY
▪ have , hold , stage
▪
The demonstrators marched to Trafalgar Square where they held a ~.
▪ call for , organize , plan
▪ attend , take part in
▪
About 5 000 people attended a ~ calling for peace.
▪ address , speak at
▪ ban
▪
The government banned all rallies.
RALLY + VERB
▪ take place
▪ end
▪ call for sth
▪
a ~ calling for a boycott of the January elections
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
She spoke at a public ~ in Hyde Park.
▪ ~ against
▪
a mass ~ against the treaty
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for the winning candidate
▪ ~ in support of
▪
a ~ in support of the strike
2 recovery
ADJECTIVE
▪ bear-market , market , stock-market ( all business )
▪
The US dollar is now ending its bear-market ~.
▪ dollar , euro , etc.
▪ recent
▪ late
▪
The visiting team staged a late ~.
VERB + RALLY
▪ mount , stage
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
the recent ~ in the Treasury market
3 in tennis
ADJECTIVE
▪ long , short
VERB + RALLY
▪ play
▪ win
▪ lose
4 ( BrE ) motor race
ADJECTIVE
▪ club , international
▪ motor , motorcycle
VERB + RALLY
▪ hold , organize
▪ compete in , enter
▪ win
RALLY + NOUN
▪ circuit
▪ driver , driving
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He will join the team on the ~ next week.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
Everyone rallied around and offered to help.
VERB + RALLY
▪ try to
▪
The team captain vainly tried to ~ his troops.
PREPOSITION
▪ around , behind , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
She urged everyone to ~ behind the President.
▪ to
▪
Friends rallied to her.
PHRASES
▪ ~ around the flag
▪
We were at war and everyone was ~ing around the flag.
▪ ~ to sb's defence/defense
▪
BBC leaders rallied to his defence.
▪ ~ to sb's/the cause
▪
Friends and colleagues have rallied to her cause.
Rally is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ market , ↑ stock
Rally is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ support , ↑ supporter , ↑ troops