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Definition of solidarity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solidarity

noun
 
/ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/
 
/ˌsɑːlɪˈdærəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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 Examples
    • He expressed his solidarity with the miners.
    • The conflict fostered solidarity among Arab oil states.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • international
    • national
    • communal
    … of solidarity
    • expression
    • gesture
    • show
    verb + solidarity
    • feel
    • demonstrate
    • express
    preposition
    • in solidarity with
    • solidarity against
    • solidarity among
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French solidarité, from solidaire ‘solidary’.
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