Sentence examples for Solidarity from inspiring English sources
The word "Solidarity" is correct in written English
It is used to express unity or agreement among individuals or groups, especially in social or political contexts. Example: "The workers marched together in solidarity to demand better wages and working conditions."
noun
A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.
- A long time union member himself, Phil showed solidarity with the picketing grocery store workers by shopping at a competing, unionized store.
The Solidarity movement established itself under Wałesa's leadership during the Gdansk shipyard strikes in the summer of 1980.
The accusations against Jaruzelski remain that he betrayed Poland and was acting at Moscow's bidding when he declared martial law to crush the Solidarity movement, and that he turned to reform only because circumstances in the communist camp forced him to change course.
From that time on, Jaruzelski said, Poland became the heretic in the bloc: he moved towards a settlement with Solidarity and paved the way for democratic reforms that led to Wałesa's election as president in 1990.
Intelligence sources, Jaruzelski claimed, persuaded him invasion was unavoidable – unless he acted against Solidarity by declaring martial law and detaining the movement's activists.
In November 1982, soon after Jaruzelski had provoked a further storm by banning Solidarity, he agreed to an interview with the Guardian, perhaps the first time he had been prepared to meet a western journalist since the declaration of martial law.
The less harsh sentences came from the Manchester judge who announced, possibly in solidarity, that he too was exceeding the guideline.
Relatives who have lost loved ones at the hands of UK police will stage a demonstration outside the US embassy in London in solidarity with the family and supporters of US teenager Michael Brown, shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Judith Sunderland, senior western Europe researcher of Human Rights Watch, said "the lack of solidarity from the rest of the EU" had caused an "almost utter failure of any proposals for greater burden-sharing".
To protest UAL's decision and show solidarity with their peers, more than 100 students gathered outside the Royal Courts on Tuesday, causing gridlock for central London drivers by marching to UAL's Holborn offices and creating a roadblock, before marching back to Central Saint Martins.
Since then, protests have been held throughout the country and have been gaining momentum, culminating in the biggest round of protests against the closures to date, including solidarity protests overseas in New Zealand, the US and Europe.
I have had enough, I have had enough, I have had enough!" Harris, a tutor in modern history at New College, Oxford, argues that the Dreyfus family's solidarity was central to bringing the case to the public.
