solidarity
noun /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/
/ˌsɑːlɪˈdærəti/
[uncountable]- support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc.
- community solidarity
- solidarity with somebody to express/show solidarity with fellow students
- Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1- He expressed his solidarity with the miners.
- The conflict fostered solidarity among Arab oil states.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- national
- communal
- …
- expression
- gesture
- show
- …
- feel
- demonstrate
- express
- …
- in solidarity with
- solidarity against
- solidarity among
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French solidarité, from solidaire ‘solidary’.