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watchword

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watch·word  (wchwûrd)
n.
1. A prearranged reply to a challenge, as from a guard or sentry; a password.
2. A rallying cry: Let our watchword be freedom.

watchword
Noun
a slogan or motto: quality, not quantity, is the watchword
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.watchword - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group
2.watchwordwatchword - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
arcanum, secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"

watchword
noun motto, slogan, maxim, byword, rallying cry, battle cry, catch phrase, tag-line, catchword, catchcry Austral.
Translations

watchword [ˈwɔtʃwəːd] nconsigna, contraseña
watchword [ˈwɔtʃwəːd] nmot m de passe
watchword [ˈwɔtʃwəːd] watch nParole f
watchword [ˈwɔtʃwəːd] nparola d'ordine


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And he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget.
"Fight and fall, but fly not," that was our watchword.
Man had been content to live in ease and delight upon the labours of his fellow-man, had taken Necessity as his watchword and excuse, and in the fullness of time Necessity had come home to him.
 
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