solidarity

pronunciation

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Noun:

a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

Word Origin

solidarity (n.): 1829, from French solidarité "communion of interests and responsibilities, mutual responsibility," a coinage of the "Encyclopédie" (1765), from solidaire "interdependent, complete, entire," from solide (see solid (adj.)). With a capital S-, the name of an independent trade union movement in Poland, formed September 1980, from Polish Solidarność.

Synonym

n.

power firmness wholeness entirety soundness totality completeness integrity stability trustworthiness reliability strength

n.

concord union feeling team like-mindedness consensus in unanimity numbers strength fellowship accord concordance spirit accordance harmony fellow consentaneity oneness concurrence single-mindedness unity

Example

1. What 's happened lately is that solidarity has dissolved .

2. But america and its allies believe that displaying solidarity against the north is crucial .

3. Solidarity is a term little used today .

4. None of this solidarity happens without effort .

5. Solidarity and responsibility are key european union concepts .

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