Unity and mutual support among people with a shared interest.
Reach for it when naming committed unity and mutual support among people with a shared interest or struggle
Workers showed solidarity by contributing to the emergency fund.
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everyday
mutual support
Fits when practical help in both directions is central
Careful Support can occur without shared identity or cause.
warm
Fits when warm companionship and shared purpose matter
Careful Fellowship can sound religious or exclude outsiders.
warm
Fits when being joined around a purpose is central
Careful Unity can suppress legitimate disagreement.
professional
Fits when parties coordinate for a goal
Careful An alliance can be temporary and strategic.
professional
Fits when a group holds together effectively
Careful Cohesion says little about justice or support.
professional
collective strength
Fits when unity produces practical power
Careful The phrase emphasizes capacity over care.
formal
fraternity
Fits when historic bonds of brotherhood are specifically relevant
Careful Fraternity is gendered and carries institutional meanings.
literary
comradeship
Fits when close bonds formed through shared struggle fit
Careful Comradeship has military and political associations.
literary
Fits when a felt bond based on common experience matters
Careful Kinship can imply family or emotion without collective action.
show solidarity
Workers chose to show solidarity by sharing the reduced hours.
community solidarity
Community solidarity kept isolated households supplied.
act of solidarity
The joint statement was an act of solidarity, not a claim of identical experience.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Paul2520, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated
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