hold a political protest rally

verb phrase

  1. to organize a public political gathering where people express strong disagreement with or opposition to a political decision, policy, or government

    B1

    transitive phrase; object: a political protest rallyneutral

    • "Students held a political protest rally outside city hall."A2
    • "The group held a political protest rally against the new law."B1
    • "Thousands gathered downtown as organizers held a political protest rally calling for electoral reform."B2

Common mistakes

  • make a political protest rally→hold a political protest rally

    Use “hold” with events such as rallies, meetings, and elections.

Collocations

hold a rallyprotest rallypolitical protestprotest marchattend a rally

Word family

rallyprotestprotesterpoliticalpolitics