| 1. | a politician's final campaign. |
| 2. | any final attempt, competition, performance, success, or the like: his last hurrah as a college football star. |
[huh-rah, -raw] 
| 1. | (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.) |
| 2. | to shout “hurrah.” |
| 3. | an exclamation of “hurrah.” |
| 4. | hubbub; commotion; fanfare. |
| 5. | a colorful or tumultuous event; spectacle or celebration: We celebrated the centennial with a three-day hurrah. |
| 6. | last or final hurrah, a final moment or occasion of glory or achievement: The new play will be her last hurrah as an actress before she retires. |
| last hurrah n. A final appearance or effort, especially at the end of a career: a reelection campaign that was expected to be her last hurrah. [After The Last Hurrah, a novel by Edwin O'Connor (1918-1968), American writer.] |