solidarity
IPA: sɑɫʌdˈɛrʌti
noun
- (countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.
- (uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.
- (historical) A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country.
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Examples of "solidarity" in Sentences
- It is the complement of solidarity.
- The solidarity of materials is strong.
- But the solidarity of the group proves fragile.
- In the 1980s he was active in the Solidarity movement.
- The acts also symbolize the solidarity of Muslims worldwide.
- Alluding to the ideas of organic solidarity and anomie in Durkheim.
- For some it is in solidarity with the impoverished around the world.
- For some, it is in solidarity with the impoverished around the world.
- Among the Dutch, the last underdeveloped factor was that of solidarity.
- But the interior ministry felt no solidarity with the demands of the strikers.
- But the power and faith and good will of that crowd, and all of us watching in solidarity, is what is transforming this country.
- Hours later, Venezuela's president, in what he called a solidarity move, ordered the U.S. ambassador in Caracas to leave the country.
- Forman said that the SWU emphasizes what it calls solidarity unionism—that is, the idea that workers are most powerful where the bosses need us most: on the shop floor.
- Accompanied by a group of officials from his government, Kiir paid tribute to what he described as the solidarity between the African-American caucus and the people of South Sudan.
- As the remaining dedicated participants continue to fight for the survival of the movement, now, more than ever, the term solidarity is ever-present in the forefront of all of our minds.
- Charlie Hebdo, long known for its rabidly anti-clerical and anti-establishment bent, republished many of those cartoons in what it called solidarity in the face of threats to free expression.