rally against
idiom
: to publicly showed opposition to
Students rallied against the new dress code guidelines.
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Banking on the public to rally against a billionaire and his buddies proved a losing strategy in 2016 and 2024 alike.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite being vilified at protests and gay pride marches, Bryant traveled to other cities to rally against gay-rights laws.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Hundreds gathered at Dallas City Hall Sunday afternoon in two protests to rally against arrests and raids by ICE.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
And this happens across the board; the opposition leaders also come out and rally against international institutions and courts on those issues.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite being vilified at protests and gay pride marches, Bryant traveled to other cities to rally against gay-rights laws.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Hundreds gathered at Dallas City Hall Sunday afternoon in two protests to rally against arrests and raids by ICE.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
And this happens across the board; the opposition leaders also come out and rally against international institutions and courts on those issues.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Rally against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20against. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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