‖ Rallié, n. (a.) French Hist.
(ralje)
Also rallié.
[Fr., pa. pple of rallier: see rally v.1]
a. pl. In the French Third Republic, (a political grouping of) monarchists and imperialists who, deferring to a Papal encyclical of 1892, ‘rallied’ in support of the Republic. b. In extended use, a group (or a member of a group) of adherents or ralliers to a cause, esp. one on the political right. Also attrib. or as adj.
| [1893 Times 22 Aug. 3/1 The ‘Rallied’..have failed to convince the electors of their sincerity.] 1898 J. E. C. Bodley France II. iv. iv. 388 The word ‘Rallié’..is one of those pregnant terms which express a whole chapter of national history. Ibid. 389 The great majority of Frenchmen who were of age in 1870, and who have since supported the Republic, were ‘Ralliés’. 1906 Social-Democrat 15 Feb. 99 The Left would include all the Republicans, while the Right would be Royalists and Imperialists, but some of the latter would claim to be Republicans. This section calls itself the ‘Ralliés’, those who have accepted the Republic. 1920 E. M. Sait Govt. & Politics of France x. 340 The A.L.P...is descended in direct line from the Rallies of 1893. 1961 Encounter Jan. 9/1 Auxiliaries (harkis)..include many ralliés—ex FLN soldiers who have come over, voluntarily or after capture. 1970 W. Johnson Cameroon Federation x. 244 The exiled UPC..declared the ralliés..to be ‘agents of Franco-American imperialism’... The rallié elements of the UPC emerged from the April elections strengthened by the success of their candidates. |