rallying points

Noun

rallying point (plural rallying points)

1. A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such an area.
   • At last, 'Ali, perceiving that her camel was the rallying-point of the enemy, sent one of his captains to hamstring, and thus disable it. With a loud cry the animal fell to the ground.1924, William Muir, “chapter 35”, in The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline and Fall
2. (figuratively) A cause, symbol, or a place that may unite a fragmented group or persons opposing each over in other matters.
   • "We have always some reigning mania," said the Chevalier de Joinville, when, in common with others of the court, he came in to Madame de Mercœur's, on his way to a fête given by Madame de Soissons, whose hôtel was more than ever the rallying point of the court. "Every body now is making what they...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 63