rallying point

Noun

 * 1) A cause, symbol, or a place that may unite a fragmented group or persons opposing each over in other matters.
 * 2) * 1900, James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Adams, John Quincy
 * He came to serve as the rallying-point in congress for the ever-growing anti-slavery sentiment, and may be regarded, in a certain sense, as the first founder of the new republican party.
 * 1)  A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such area
 * 1) * 1900, James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Adams, John Quincy
 * He came to serve as the rallying-point in congress for the ever-growing anti-slavery sentiment, and may be regarded, in a certain sense, as the first founder of the new republican party.
 * 1)  A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such area
 * 1)  A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such area
 * 1)  A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such area
 * 1)  A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such area