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Meanings of watchword in English

Portuguese
grito de guerra
Catalan
crit de guerra

A slogan used to rally support for a cause.

        grito de guerra
        Portuguese
        senha
        Catalan
        consigna

        A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group.

              senha
              Usage of watchword in English
              1
              Law and order, with the major emphasis on order, is his watchword.
              Ebony
              2
              Despite four home defeats in the past month, the watchword is calm.
              The Guardian
              3
              After he took office, the watchword of the new regime was compassion.
              NY Magazine
              4
              Patience, not aggression, has been the watchword of law enforcement ever since.
              The Guardian
              5
              To think and to suffer became the watchword of the whole nation.
              Jewish History : An Essay in the Philosophy of History
              6
              At this moment Chaereas asked him for the watchword of the night.
              Seekers after God
              7
              Innovation again became a watchword in all aspects of the company's operations.
              The Irish Times
              8
              The people will not arm if abolition is to be the watchword.
              Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession / A Novel
              9
              I like the watchword of the MPCC: to leave the light on.
              The Guardian
              10
              Conservation is the watchword of the new surgery, to save whenever possible.
              Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
              11
              Wanton destruction and not spoliation, common in war tactics, was their watchword.
              Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War
              12
              Its watchword is unity in diversity such as 'Abdu'l-Bahá Himself has explained.
              Compilation on Peace
              13
              Discipline was his watchword, and he endeavoured to maintain it by severity.
              Tracks of a Rolling Stone
              14
              Not blind following where instinct leads, but modification, must be the watchword.
              How to Teach
              15
              Mary opened, directly: it was the watchword agreed upon with George Douglas.
              Mary Stuart / Celebrated Crimes
              16
              IN the shadowy world of compromised telephony, eternal vigilance is the watchword.
              The Irish Times
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