SOLIDARITY

solidarity

(noun) a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Solidarity

(historical) A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country.

Etymology

Noun

solidarity (countable and uncountable, plural solidarities)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Sol`i*dar"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. solidarité, fr. solide. See Solid.]

Definition: An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community. Solidarity [a word which we owe to the French Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss, in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being, so to speak, all in the same boat. Trench. The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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