solidarity

[ sol-i-dar-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɒl ɪˈdær ɪ ti /

noun, plural sol·i·dar·i·ties.

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.

Origin of solidarity

1840–50; < French solidarité, equivalent to solidaire solidary + -ité -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM solidarity

non·sol·i·dar·i·ty, noun un·sol·i·dar·i·ty, noun

Definition for solidarity (2 of 2)

Solidarity
[ sol-i-dar-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɒl ɪˈdær ɪ ti /

noun

a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
Polish So·li·dar·ność [saw-lee-dahr-nawshch] /sɔ liˈdɑr nɔʃtʃ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for solidarity (1 of 2)

solidarity
/ (ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

unity of interests, sympathies, etc, as among members of the same class

British Dictionary definitions for solidarity (2 of 2)

Solidarity
/ (ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ) /

noun

the organization of free trade unions in Poland: recognized in 1980; outlawed in 1982; legalized and led the new noncommunist government in 1989

Word Origin for Solidarity

C20: from Polish solidarność : solidarity

Cultural definitions for solidarity

Solidarity

A labor union in Poland, independent of the government and of the Polish Communist party, that grew to a membership of several million in the early 1980s. Led by Lech Walesa, Solidarity pushed for many reforms and played a major part in the ouster of communism in Poland and its replacement by a multiparty, democratic government. The movement's influence began to decline in the 1990s.