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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; fellowship of responsibilities and interests: "A downtrodden class ... will never be able to make an effective protest until it achieves solidarity” ( H.G. Wells).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Mutual responsibility existing between two or more persons; communion of interests and responsibilities.

Wiktionary

  1. n. countable A bond of unity between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement.
  2. n. uncountable Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

Etymologies

  1. From French solidarité ("solidarity"), from solidaire ("characterized by solidarity"), from Latin solidum ("whole sum"), neuter of solidus ("solid"). (Wiktionary)
  2. French solidarité, from solidaire, interdependent, from Old French, in common, from Latin solidus, solid, whole; see solid. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • chained_bear "And whatever its shortcomings as a means to social change, protest movements keep reinventing carnival. ... The media often deride the carnival spirit of such protests, as if it were a self-indulgent distraction from the serious political point. But seasoned organizers know that gratification cannot be deferred until after 'the revolution.' ... People must find, in their movement, the immediate joy of solidarity, if only because, in the face of overwhelming state and corporate power, solidarity is their sole source of strength."
    —Barbara Ehrenreich, Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2006), 259 Mar 17, 2009

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