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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In the end, there’s a cost—not just to the fan but to the culture at large: “The shared experience of being fans, the feeling of solidarity irrespective and class and background, is being eroded.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Following Saturday's raids, Ozel -- who is currently visiting the southern city of Adana -- urged party members to gather in solidarity in front of Cankaya city hall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
“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
I had certainly plenty to worry about besides the coldness which apparently had infected my classmates once again, their crisp air of solidarity, the cool way their eyes seemed to look right through me.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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
In Gdansk, she also met Poland's ex-president Lech Walesa, who led the 1980s Solidarity movement that provoked the downfall of the Communist regime in Warsaw.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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
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
Above it, a hundred to each floor, were the seven thousand rooms used by Solidarity Groups for their fortnight services.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
The good news is this moment presents an urgent, insistent call for us to come together, forming novel and unlikely partnerships and solidarities, modeling a society of mutual aid, collaboration, and regard.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
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
And beyond the generational divisions, other solidarities are forged: Staff and faculty misunderstand and thwart one another, but also collaborate and enable one another.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2021
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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