{
    "term": "rally",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **attend/hold a rally**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **peace/protest rally**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **mass rally** in support of the strike"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke at a public rally in Hyde Park."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The demonstrators marched to Trafalgar Square where they held a rally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government banned all rallies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rally dispersed peacefully after six hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a massive outdoor rally in Buenos Aires"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rally calling for a boycott of the January elections"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rally for the winning candidate"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
                "verb + rally": ["have", "hold", "stage"],
                "rally + verb": ["take place", "end", "call for something"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the rally", "rally against", "rally for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a race for cars, motorcycles, etc. over public roads",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Monte Carlo rally"
                },
                {
                    "text": "rally driving"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will join the team at the rally next week."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["club", "international", "motor"],
                "verb + rally": ["hold", "organize", "compete in"],
                "rally + noun": ["circuit", "driver", "driving"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the rally"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a series of hits of the ball before a point is scored",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That was a great rally!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short"],
                "verb + rally": ["play", "win", "lose"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an act of returning to a strong position after a period of difficulty or weakness",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After a furious late rally, they finally scored."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rally in shares on the stock market"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The visiting team staged a late rally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The US dollar is now ending its bear-market rally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the recent rally in the Treasury market"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recovery",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bear-market", "market", "stock-market"],
                "verb + rally": ["mount", "stage"],
                "preposition": ["rally in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈræli/",
                "audio": "ra/rally/rally__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈræli/",
                "audio": "ra/rally/rally__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’."
}