Question of the Day #285

"'Enough is enough': Barack Obama rallies California Democrats"
From the headline of this article at The Guardian.

上記の文で、rallyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rally" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〔元気を〕取り戻す、回復させる、～を元気づける

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to arouse for action

Etymology/語源

によると、

「急いで集める、秩序を回復する、復活させる、奮起する」の自動詞の意味は1660年代から。

According to :

Intransitive meaning "pull together hastily, recover order, revive, rouse" is from 1660s. 

Examples

• And also a great place to build, to rally support, and to connect. — refinery29.com, "Half A Million People Went To Essence Festival — & These 25 Looks Stood Out," 10 July 2018
• Despite a three-day, last-ditch effort to rally support, the Safer Arizona Cannabis Legalization Act did not obtain enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. — Richard Ruelas, azcentral, "Clean energy, taxes and anti-dirty money proposals submitted for November ballot," 5 July 2018
• ‘a series of meetings to rally support for the union’
• Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it.
• The president has called on the people to rally to/behind the government.