solidarity

«solidarity» in Mova's school dictionary: Standing together and supporting each other because you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (solidarity — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Standing together and supporting each other because you share the same goals, problems or feelings. tree →

2) Support shown to a group in trouble by people who are not in it. tree →

3) Solidarity (with a capital S) was a Polish trade union and freedom movement led by Lech Wałęsa from 1980. tree →

sense 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 →
• The workers showed solidarity by striking together. tree →
• Many towns lit up in blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine. tree →
• Solidarity in Poland helped end communist rule. tree →
• Shaving their heads was an act of solidarity with their friend who had cancer. tree →
• The team felt real solidarity after the hard match. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «solidarity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.