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RAL-ee/ˈræli/

To rally is to come together, or bring people together, in support, or to recover strength: rally volunteers, share prices rallied. Gather is everyday; the noun rally is a public meeting. Ethics is a minute, not a postponable mood.

Meaning

To come together, or bring people together, in support; also to recover strength.

Examples

• “Rally volunteers after the ethics minute, not instead of it.”
• “Gather is everyday. Mobilise is heavier. A meeting is a format. A protocol is a named step. Fill the ethics cell; then the call-out.”

Good to know

Gather support, or recover strength. Everyday: gather. Noun: a rally. A call-out ≠ skipped ethics.

Near in meaning

gather

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