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Meanings of watchword in английском

португальский
grito de guerra
каталонский
crit de guerra

A slogan used to rally support for a cause.

        grito de guerra
        португальский
        senha
        каталонский
        consigna

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

              senha
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              Examples for "cry"
              Examples for "cry"
              1
              You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
              The unincorporated man
              2
              The common cry was for political freedom and an end to corruption.
              The Irish Times
              3
              The Dominican uttered a loud cry; the guards started back in awe.
              Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
              4
              His vision of this journey was a far cry from the reality.
              Thief of lives
              5
              So I didn't cry at my first support group, two years ago.
              Fight Club
              1
              Still at the tip of his men, Hathor screamed his war cry.
              Quest for honour
              2
              Rhianna shouted a war cry and swung her staff at Vulgnash's waist.
              Worldwinder
              3
              Once it had been created, the war cry alone can be heard.
              The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
              4
              Far behind them rose a sudden war cry, and the three laughed.
              The Hunters of the Hills
              5
              Equality is a war cry for fools- anegationof nature, an abortion.
              The Grey Room
              1
              The emphasis on Gaza is a rallying cry he has used before.
              Reuters
              2
              They should be a rallying cry for helping our schools and children.
              Ebony
              3
              Peace and the deliverance of our territory should be our rallying cry.
              Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 11
              4
              Nationalism became a rallying cry as disturbing and as violent as religion.
              The Irish Times
              5
              You can hear the rallying cry now: Women, what do we want?
              The Guardian
              1
              And then a great battle cry of affirmation rose from every direction.
              The Scarlet Gospels
              2
              This was the final battle , and with it came his battle cry:
              O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
              3
              Then spoke the battle cry of the Church of Humanity Unchained, Defiant.
              Crown of Slaves
              4
              A battle cry rose within him, and he shouted his son's name.
              Servant of a dark god
              5
              Then armed warriors sprang up, a fierce battle cry upon their lips.
              The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
              Usage of watchword in английском
              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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