Solidarity vs Charity - What's the difference?
solidarity | charity |
(countable) 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.
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.
(archaic) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=6 (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
As proper nouns the difference between solidarity and charity
is that solidarity is a political movement begun in the labor unions of poland that contributed to the fall of communism in that country while charity is .solidarity
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- A long time union member himself, Phil showed solidarity with the picketing grocery store workers by shopping at a competing, unionized store.
- Only the solidarity provided by her siblings allowed Margaret to cope with her mother's harrowing death.
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- Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity . — John Mitchell Mason
citation, passage=‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.}}