rally for/behind
idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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In a statement published by the union this week on Facebook, Region 1A Director LaShawn English chastised the Sheffield team for using the UAW pinwheel logo in a flyer advertising a rally for Sheffield.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Cynthia Nixon, who is running against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for the... Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon speaks to attendees during a rally for universal rent control on August 16, 2018 in New York City.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
My hope is that people will rally behind my message, and the Pride Warriors can be used as a tool to unite the LGBTQA community, both with each other, and with other marginalised and oppressed communities such as people of color, immigrants, and women.
—Gary Adrian Randall, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Olivia Vittori opened the ninth inning Monday with a single to spark the winning rally for Providence and then advanced to third base on bunts delivered by both Robbins and Ella Kucala.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Cynthia Nixon, who is running against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for the... Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon speaks to attendees during a rally for universal rent control on August 16, 2018 in New York City.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
My hope is that people will rally behind my message, and the Pride Warriors can be used as a tool to unite the LGBTQA community, both with each other, and with other marginalised and oppressed communities such as people of color, immigrants, and women.
—Gary Adrian Randall, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Olivia Vittori opened the ninth inning Monday with a single to spark the winning rally for Providence and then advanced to third base on bunts delivered by both Robbins and Ella Kucala.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Rally for/behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20for%2Fbehind. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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