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# solidarity

noun (solidarity — uncountable)

«solidarity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Standing together and supporting each other because you share the same goals, problems or feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#m1)
2. Support shown to a group in trouble by people who are not in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#m2)
3. Solidarity (with a capital S) was a Polish trade union and freedom movement led by Lech Wałęsa from 1980. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and history lessons solidarity explains trade unions, protests and how people help each other — for example wearing a colour in solidarity with a friend, or countries showing solidarity with Ukraine. In stories it shows a group sticking together. Phrases: «in solidarity with», «show solidarity», «a sign of solidarity».

### Examples

- We wore odd socks in solidarity with children with Down syndrome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x1)
- The workers showed solidarity by striking together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x2)
- Many towns lit up in blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x3)
- Solidarity in Poland helped end communist rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x4)
- Shaving their heads was an act of solidarity with their friend who had cancer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x5)
- The team felt real solidarity after the hard match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. From «solid» (standing firm together). Not the same as «solitude» (being alone).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «solidarity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solidarity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/solidarity.html) on Mova free.