watchword
a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel or guard; password or countersign.
a word or phrase expressive of a principle or rule of action; slogan: Conservation has been our watchword.
a rallying cry of a party, club, team, etc.
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How to use watchword in a sentence
The public’s safety has always been at the forefront of our minds—safety is our watchword.
How the U.K. Approved Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Faster Than the U.S. and Europe | Ciara Nugent | December 2, 2020 | TimeThe refusal to compromise is a watchword of their candidates who wear it as a badge of pride.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One | Jack Schwartz | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRather, it seems as though “crony capitalism” is the watchword for this administration.
Especially after the oil crisis, “the watchword was reasonableness.”
Space Shuttle Enterprise: Flashback to an Icon of ‘70s Design | Blake Gopnik | July 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMichael Daly on how Ted Kennedy—and even Osama bin Laden—helped the president finally reclaim the watchword that got him elected.
Ted Kennedy, Bin Laden & Gay Marriage: How Obama Got His Audacity Back | Michael Daly | May 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
(The term “captology” is acronymically derived from their watchword: Computers As Persuasive Technology).
Facebook’s Organ-Donor Option Sounds Good, but Should We Be Paranoid About Privacy? | Kent Sepkowitz | May 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe watchword of conduct that will clear up all our difficulties is, the plain truth.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe result of this will be that payments back in the customary way can only follow on giving this watchword.
And he himself choose a given private «watchword» (Losungswort) and inscribe it in the appointed place in the counter-certificate.
If the depositor already has a watchword in connection with his deposit book that watchword is to be inserted.
For sums above 20 florins, the depositor, in case he has no watchword must prove his own identity.
British Dictionary definitions for watchword
/ (ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd) /
another word for password
a rallying cry or slogan
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