rally for/behind
idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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There is also a rally for Channel Islands National Park from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the park’s visitor center (1901 Spinnaker Drive) in Ventura.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Related More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding.
—The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Barron attended his first political rally for his father’s campaign in July 2024, where the president praised his son in front of the crowd.
—Linda Marx, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
At the Saturday rally for federal workers, National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 66 president Shannon Ellis ticked through some of those services: ensuring Social Security checks arrive on time, providing medical care to veterans, and protecting air and water quality.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Related More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding.
—The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Barron attended his first political rally for his father’s campaign in July 2024, where the president praised his son in front of the crowd.
—Linda Marx, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
At the Saturday rally for federal workers, National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 66 president Shannon Ellis ticked through some of those services: ensuring Social Security checks arrive on time, providing medical care to veterans, and protecting air and water quality.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Rally for/behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20for%2Fbehind. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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