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  solidarity

  noun

  union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc..
• Solidarity
  Solidarity

  noun

  a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.

solidarity

¹ American  

[sol-i-dar-i-tee] / ˌsɒl ɪˈdær ɪ ti /

noun

• solidarities
  plural

1. 

   union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc..

   to promote solidarity among union members.

   Synonyms:

   community, cooperation, unity

2. community of feelings, purposes, etc.

   Synonyms:

   unanimity

3. community of responsibilities and interests.

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Solidarity ² American  

[sol-i-dar-i-tee] / ˌsɒl ɪˈdær ɪ ti /

noun

1. a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.

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solidarity ¹ British  

/ ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ /

noun

1. unity of interests, sympathies, etc, as among members of the same class

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Solidarity ² British  

/ ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ /

noun

1. the organization of free trade unions in Poland: recognized in 1980; outlawed in 1982; legalized and led the new noncommunist government in 1989

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Solidarity Cultural  

1. A labor union in Poland, independent of the government and of the Polish Communist party, that grew to a membership of several million in the early 1980s. Led by Lech Walesa, Solidarity pushed for many reforms and played a major part in the ouster of communism in Poland and its replacement by a multiparty, democratic government. The movement's influence began to decline in the 1990s.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonsolidarity
  noun
• unsolidarity
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• solidarities
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of solidarity

First recorded in 1840–50; from French solidarité, equivalent to solidaire solidary + -ité -ity

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Explanation

When you see a group of citizens protesting something on the news, marching in a group, holding signs, and chanting slogans, you know they are in solidarity with each other, or united behind a common goal or purpose. Any time you express support of a group or the people in it, you're showing solidarity with them. The word is used most often to describe a sense of unity with a political group, a group of striking workers, or people who have been deprived of their rights in some way. You might show your own solidarity by signing a petition, joining in a protest, or simply flashing a thumbs up.

Example Sentences

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“Claiming a dramatic identity can buy likes, solidarity, potentially an influencer career, inroads into activist circles, and even access to institutional accommodations,” the author suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"I think it's really important to show solidarity with all the other protests currently happening across Europe, including in France," Milla, a 20-year-old student who only gave her first name, told AFP in Berlin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

We do a lot of the social media and promotion because it’s a labor of love, faith, solidarity and community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The union later estimated that 17 million Americans stopped buying grapes during the boycott, as solidarity grew between urban and suburban Americans—often homemakers—and the men and women picking their food up to 3,000 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

I could not talk; I could not explain how much I valued my code of solidarity.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Workers currently earn about 13,000 taka a month, according to Kalpona Akter of the Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

"The mark-up on football jerseys... it's hard to imagine a more lucrative brand market," said Dave Welsh from The Solidarity Center, external - a US-based workers' rights organisation.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Havana Docks was left without legal recourse for the seizure, until Congress passed the 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, which recognized some potential claims for companies in Havana Docks’ situation.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Having the leadership to be able to articulate that message to her administrators is a great thing. Solidarity is a great thing, but we now have unity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Lifting his hand, the President gave a signal; the chorus broke out into the third Solidarity Hymn.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Hers is one in which humans retain the ability to trust one another enough to forge working solidarities and authentic collaborations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

But she says the solidarities she built with women online gave her the courage to tell them the truth and assert her identity.

From BBC ● May 30, 2024

What is striking was this chance to form unexpected solidarities with other Asian American groups.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2022

As you might expect, the mid-career country trio and the indie twentysomethings express their solidarities very differently.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2018

Take a Mercator's projection map of the world and draw the trade routes and immigration streams to indicate international solidarities.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

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