rallying cry
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- noun
- /ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ/
- Nobody knows, but it was the rallying cry of the Free Soil movement.
- became the rallying cry
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- The key thing in bringing on the right people for your team is understanding what your business is all about, having a rallying cry that they can believe in as well.
- But I think the the progressive woke rallying cry has only grown.
- But maybe the the strangest and strongest was his promise, his pledge, his rallying cry to jail Hillary Clinton.
Examples
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The phrase "Climate justice now!" became a rallying cry for activists around the world.
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Some may use the increased assistance offered to countries like Yemen as a rallying cry.
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But it was a good rallying cry for people to come onto the streets.
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And your name, like it or not, is a rallying cry.
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Nation before self, this could be a rallying cry as you go towards your political goal.
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The song, "We Take Care of Our Own" has become the rallying cry for the next four years.
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The report also coined the term that became a rallying cry: environmental racism.
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Like the wage gap, this has become a rallying cry for advocates of preference programs for women.
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Recently, however, federalism has become a rallying cry for resurgent conservatives in Congress and state government.
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Gbowee talked about common humanity and the quest for peace as the rallying cry in Liberia.
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Synonyms
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A short phrase used to show strong support for a cause
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A loud shout or short phrase that encourages people to act together
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A strong appeal for people to take action for a cause
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A short phrase that guides a group or cause
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A loud shout to encourage or rally people before a battle
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A strong clear request that makes people take action
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A loud, high shout warriors make to gather their group or scare the enemy
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A short word or phrase often used by a group as a slogan
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A loud shout to encourage people to work together on a task
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A short chant people shout together at a celebration to show support
Antonyms
How Motivating
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'rallying' (uniting/motivating people) plus 'cry' (a call or slogan), so the combined sense — a call that unites and motivates people — is readily inferable. This compositional pattern is common cross‑linguistically and follows standard noun‑formation logic, making it transparent to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Rallying cry comes from the simple image of a loud call that brings people together: leaders or soldiers would shout a cry to rally a group into action. That's why a rallying cry today is a short word or slogan that 'encourages' people and helps them 'unite' for a cause.