Instead of the conservative motto, "A fair day's wages for a fair day's work," we must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, "Abolition of the wage system."
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Watchword
//ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d//
Synonyms for "watchword" (59 found)
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Related words (29)
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2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
47 translations across 15 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σύνθημα noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Armenian
2 entries- նշանաբան noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- նշանաբառ noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ло́зунг noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- паро́ла noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Catalan
1 entries- sant i senya noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Czech
4 entries- heslo noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- heslo noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- hlavní zásada noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- motto noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
Finnish
4 entries- iskulause noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- motto noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- tunnus noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- tunnussana noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
French
2 entries- mot d'ordre noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- mot d'ordre noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
German
4 entries- Kennwort noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- Losung noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- Motto noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- Parole noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
Greek
2 entries- σύνθημα noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- σύνθημα noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Hebrew
1 entries- אִמְרַת כָּנָף noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
Middle English
1 entries- wacche word noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Polish
3 entries- hasło noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- odzew noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- zawołanie noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
Russian
4 entries- клич noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- ло́зунг noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- о́тзыв noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- о́тклик noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Spanish
4 entries- consigna noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- contraseña noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- lema noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- santo y seña noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Swedish
4 entries- ledord noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- lösen noun (word used as expressive of a principle)
- lösen noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- lösenord noun (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom gave the watchword and was allowed in.
Source: tatoeba (11564106)
We all knew Smokey Bear's watchword: "Only YOU can prevent forest fires."
Source: tatoeba (11657164)
"How this perpetual gaiety," exclaimed Louis, "jars upon the ear! Good Heaven! is farewell to be said so gladly? I sometimes start when I think upon the hollowness of all that surrounds me. I often wish my eye had the power of searching the inmost depths of the bosoms whose watchword is my name."
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