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.
community of feelings, purposes, etc.
community of responsibilities and interests.
First recorded in 1840–50; from French solidarité, equivalent to solidaire solidary + -ité -ity
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.
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Daniel Rodriguez, a 20-year-old attendee, said he was proud of the diverse group of people who were at the vigil to express solidarity with those most at risk of being targeted by ICE.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
“This is not about you or me,” she kept repeating, “this is about European solidarity in a time of crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“When the opportunity to speak out in support of Palestine and stand in solidarity with Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab community members on campus arose, Dr. Kil was compelled to attend,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
But as the singer sent a message of solidarity to Venezuela following its devastating earthquakes, it was also an evening of contrasting emotions.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“That day could have been the day for the German people to rise up in solidarity to support the Jews,” says historian Daniel Jonah Goldhagen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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
This essay is adapted from the author's book "Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner's Daughter," published by Haymarket Books.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
The IOC say that in order to mitigate inequalities, they distribute around £734m every Olympic cycle of four years through Olympic Solidarity and commercial contributions.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Tattoos of parking chairs rank in popularity here just after bridges, the Steelers logo and Heinz ketchup bottles, said Zero, an artist with Kindness Solidarity Design in Greenfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
It reminded her reassuringly of the synthetic noises made at Solidarity Services and Ford’s Day celebrations.
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 Klapper, Paul
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