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 Definitions of watchword  [ˈwɒtʃˌwɜrd]  

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Definition of 'watchword' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) watchword
a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel; password.

2.  watchword
a word or phrase expressive of a principle or rule of action; slogan.

3.  watchword
a rallying cry of a party, club, team, etc.

Etymology:  (1350–1400)

Definition of 'watchword' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
"a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"

2. (noun) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
"he forgot the password"


Definition of 'watchword' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) watchword
a word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password

2. (noun) watchword
a sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action


Translation of 'watchword' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike
Let freedom be our watchword!

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: wagwoord Arabic flag Arabic: كَلِمَة السِّر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: призив
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lema Czech flag Czech: heslo German flag German: die Losung
Danish flag Danish: slagord Greek flag Greek: σύνθημα Spanish flag Spanish: lema, consigna
Estonian flag Estonian: juhtlause Farsi flag Farsi: كلمه عبور Finnish flag Finnish: tunnussana
French flag French: mot d'ordre Hebrew flag Hebrew: סיסמה Hindi flag Hindi: आदर्शवाक्य
Croatian flag Croatian: moto, slogan Hungarian flag Hungarian: jelszó Indonesian flag Indonesian: semboyan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: slagorð, einkunnarorð Italian flag Italian: parola d'ordine; motto, s Japanese flag Japanese: 合い言葉
Korean flag Korean: 표어, 모토 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: slaptažodis Latvian flag Latvian: lozungs; moto
Malay flag Malay: cogan kata, moto Dutch flag Dutch: wachtwoord Norwegian flag Norwegian: slagord, parole, motto
Polish flag Polish: hasło Portuguese flag Portuguese: lema Romanian flag Romanian: cuvânt de ordine
Russian flag Russian: девиз Slovak flag Slovak: heslo Slovenian flag Slovenian: geslo
Serbian flag Serbian: lozinka Swedish flag Swedish: paroll, slagord Thai flag Thai: รหัสผ่าน; คำรหัส; คำสัญญา
Turkish flag Turkish: parola Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 座右銘,口號 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: заклик; лозунг
Urdu flag Urdu: اشارہ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khẩu hiệu Chinese flag Chinese: 口号,标语

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