solidarity

noun

sol·​i·​dar·​i·​ty ˌsä-lə-ˈder-ə-tē 

-ˈda-rə-

: unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards

Examples of solidarity in a Sentence

The vote was a show of solidarity.

Recent Examples on the Web

How the rallies are different The 1939 rally was an overtly racist and antisemitic event held in solidarity with another country, rather than in support of a U.S. presidential candidate. —Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024

Hezbollah has been shelling Israel for a year in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, who’ve been under Israeli attack. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024

In 2012, my first year teaching, our charter union voted to strike in solidarity with the CTU in an effort to support the cause. —Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024

In one moment of therapeutic solidarity, Casiano smiles recounting the articulate, righteous testimony of co-plaintiff Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN herself who as a patient left the state to terminate her pregnancy following a risk-laden diagnosis. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French solidarité, from solidaire characterized by solidarity, from Latin solidum whole sum, from neuter of solidus solid

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

solidarity

noun

sol·​i·​dar·​i·​ty ˌsäl-ə-ˈdar-ət-ē 

: unity (as of a group) that produces or is based on shared interests and goals

Legal Definition

solidarity

noun

sol·​i·​dar·​i·​ty ˌsä-lə-ˈdar-ə-tē 

in the civil law of Louisiana : the quality or state of being solidary : existence of a solidary obligation

will not presume solidarity