solidarity
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ɪˈdær noun, plural sol·i·dar·i·ties.
1.
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.
2.
community of feelings, purposes, etc.
3.
community of responsibilities and interests.
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a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
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solidarity (ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| unity of interests, sympathies, etc, as among members of the same class | |
| Solidarity (ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ) | |
| —n | |
| the organization of free trade unions in Poland: recognized in 1980; outlawed in 1982; legalized and led the new noncommunist government in 1989 | |
| [C20: from Polish solidarność: solidarity] | |
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Word Origin & History
solidarity
1841, from Fr. solidarité "mutual responsibility," a coinage of the "Encyclopédie" (1765), from solidaire "interdependent, complete, entire," from solide (see solid). With a capital S-, the name of an independent trade union movement in Poland, formed Sept. 1980
and officially banned Oct. 1982, from Pol. Solidarność.
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Cultural Dictionary
Solidarity definition
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.
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It then coordinates action towards social integration and solidarity.
The group waited seven hours at the border, and then canceled the concert in solidarity.
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