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Meanings of rallying cry in English

Portuguese
grito de guerra
Catalan
crit de guerra

A slogan used to rally support for a cause.

        grito de guerra
        Usage of rallying cry in English
        1
        The emphasis on Gaza is a rallying cry he has used before.
        Reuters
        2
        They should be a rallying cry for helping our schools and children.
        Ebony
        3
        Peace and the deliverance of our territory should be our rallying cry.
        Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 11
        4
        Nationalism became a rallying cry as disturbing and as violent as religion.
        The Irish Times
        5
        You can hear the rallying cry now: Women, what do we want?
        The Guardian
        6
        The detentions have become an even greater rallying cry for the activists.
        Reuters
        7
        Their rallying cry is absolute equality between the Muggle and magical worlds.
        James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
        8
        As he struck, Phil raised his voice in the showmen's rallying cry.
        The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
        9
        But if it is a rallying cry, it's a surprisingly subtle one.
        News.com.au
        10
        Razeq's death served as a rallying cry for some voters and candidates.
        Reuters
        11
        But the issue remains an effective rallying cry for Trump's supporters.
        Reuters
        12
        It can also be a rallying cry for religiously fueled violence.
        Reuters
        13
        We certainly want to end the streak, but that's not our rallying cry.
        Reuters
        14
        And I think that it really gave people a rallying cry.
        Ebony
        15
        His speech, reprinted widely in the 1840 political campaigns, became a rallying cry.
        A. lincoln: a biography
        16
        Mission accomplished, read one headline, echoing the rallying cry of the SEAL unit.
        Reuters
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        Translations for rallying cry
        Rallying cry through the time
        Rallying cry across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common