rallying
Coming together again
Rallying is coming together for a common purpose, especially after setback or difficulty.
Troops rally after retreat; supporters rally around a struggling leader; markets rally after a decline.
The word suggests renewed energy and collective effort: The team's rallying cry united them for the final push.
Rallying also names the motorsport of racing on public roads or rough terrain.
Formal expression of support
- backingAid or sponsorship
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
fundraising · lobbying · advocacy · sponsorship · caucus · petition · promotion · solidarity
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- solidarityUnity among allies
banners · placards · chanting · picketing · resistance · sit-in · boycott · petition
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
camaraderie · brotherhood · sisterhood · harmony · collaboration · cooperation · alliance · togetherness
Source of creative impulse
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- morale-boostingImproving group confidence
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
cheering · spurring · galvanizing · energizing · uplifting · heartening · emboldening · stirring
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reboundReturn after deflection
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- revivalReturn after decline
renewal · recuperation · bounceback · overcoming · improvement · fightback · resurrection · regrouping
endorsement
Formal expression of support
campaigning · fundraising · lobbying · advocacy · sponsorship · caucus · petition · promotion · solidarity · mobilizing
demonstration
Public display of opinion
solidarity · banners · placards · chanting · picketing · resistance · sit-in · boycott · petition · civil disobedience
solidarity
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
fellowship · camaraderie · brotherhood · sisterhood · harmony · collaboration · cooperation · alliance · togetherness
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- morale-boostingImproving group confidence
exhortation · cheering · spurring · galvanizing · energizing · uplifting · heartening · emboldening · stirring
comeback
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reboundReturn after deflection
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
revival · renewal · recuperation · bounceback · overcoming · improvement · fightback · resurrection · regrouping · stabilization
stage
Raised performance platform
recce · navigator · intercom · turbo · checkpoint · podium · championship · co-pilot · drift · hairpin
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- cheeringcheers, applause, clapping, rooting, yelling
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
rallyingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · disbanding · demobilizing · disintegrating · fragmenting
rallyingdeclining
Decreasing in strength
collapsing · slumping · weakening · fading · faltering
rallyingdiscouraging
Causing loss of confidence
demoralizing · disheartening · dispiriting · deflating · undermining
- rallying criesUnifying shouts for causes
- rallying cryPhrase uniting supporters
- rallying aroundCollectively supporting someone struggling
- rallying pointUnifying focus for groups
- rallying round the flagCrisis-triggered support for leadership