rallying cry

Noun

Meaning

a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

a slogan used to rally support for a cause

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cry watchword battle cry war whoop war cry shibboleth reveille slogan bark motto outcry scream yell catchword catchphrase

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Antonyms

answer whisper calmness shut up shut your mouth say nothing

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Hypernyms

call shibboleth slogan motto cry outcry

Examples

Religion and natural science are fighting a joint battle in an incessant, never relaxing crusade against scepticism and against dogmatism, against disbelief and against superstition, and the rallying cry in this crusade has always been, and always will be: "On to God!" Max Planck

'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide. Jon Corzine

If the rise of European colonisation began in 18th century India, then the rallying cry of 'Jai Hind!' also signalled its end in 1947. Pranab Mukherjee

I developed the concept of the Happy Warrior as a rallying cry for those of us who want to restore America to its great foundational principles: individual freedom, personal responsibility, fiscal restraint, and economic liberty. Monica Crowley

a cry to arms Source: Internet

our watchword will be `democracy' Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rallygoer rallying rallying call rallying point rallying speech rallying talk