rallying cry

English

Noun

rallying cry (plural rallying cries)

1. A form of war cry that encourages people to unite in a common cause.

   Near-synonyms: battle cry, war cry

   • 2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     Soon enough, Evan is faking elaborate email correspondence between himself and Connor, and turning his fake grief into viral fame with a memorial speech that becomes an internet rallying cry for mental health and suicide prevention.

   • 2024 April 6, Cade Metz, Cecilia Kang, Sheera Frenkel, Stuart A. Thompson, Nico Grant, “How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     “Scale is all you need” soon became a rallying cry for A.I.

Related terms

• rallying point

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: taisteluhuuto
• French: cri de ralliement (fr) m
• Polish: okrzyk bojowy m
• Spanish: exclamación arengadora f

See also

• cause célèbre

References

• “rallying cry”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “rallying cry”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “rallying cry” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.