Watchword — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slogan used to rally support for a cause

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːtʃwɜːd/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒtʃwɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒtʃwɜːd/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɑːtʃwɜːd/.

Examples

a cry to arms
our watchword will be `democracy'
he forgot the password

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cry word password battle cry rallying cry war cry countersign parole

Parts of Speech

noun	a slogan used to rally support for a cause “a cry to arms”
noun	a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group “he forgot the password”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Parole

ein Slogan, der verwendet wird, um Unterstützung für eine Sache zu sammeln

🇫🇷French

mot d'ordre

un slogan utilisé pour rallier le soutien à une cause

🇪🇸Spanish

lema

Un eslogan utilizado para conseguir apoyo para una causa.

🇮🇹Italian

parola d'ordine

uno slogan utilizzato per raccogliere sostegno per una causa

🇳🇱Dutch

wachtwoord

een slogan die wordt gebruikt om steun voor een zaak te verzamelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lema

um slogan usado para reunir apoio para uma causa

🇷🇺Russian

лозунг

лозунг, используемый для мобилизации поддержки какого-либо дела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नारा

किसी उद्देश्य के लिए समर्थन जुटाने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला नारा

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রহরী শব্দ

একটি কারণের জন্য সমর্থন সমাবেশ করতে ব্যবহৃত একটি স্লোগান

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்காணிப்பு வார்த்தை

ஒரு காரணத்திற்காக ஆதரவைத் திரட்டப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் முழக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాచ్వర్డ్

ఒక కారణం కోసం మద్దతును కూడగట్టడానికి ఉపయోగించే నినాదం

🇮🇳Marathi

वॉचवर्ड

एखाद्या कारणासाठी पाठिंबा देण्यासाठी वापरली जाणारी घोषणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૉચવર્ડ

એક કારણ માટે સમર્થન રેલી કરવા માટે વપરાતું સૂત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾವಲು ಪದ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಘೋಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാവൽ വാക്ക്

ഒരു ലക്ഷ്യത്തിനായി പിന്തുണ ശേഖരിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മുദ്രാവാക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਚਵਰਡ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਅਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਰੈਲੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

واچ ورڈ

ایک نعرہ جو کسی مقصد کی حمایت کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口号

用于为某项事业争取支持的口号

🇯🇵Japanese

合言葉

ある大義への支持を集めるために使用されるスローガン

🇰🇷Korean

표어

어떤 대의명분을 지지하는 데 사용되는 슬로건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khẩu hiệu

một khẩu hiệu được sử dụng để tập hợp sự ủng hộ cho một mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

คำสำคัญ

สโลแกนที่ใช้ในการชุมนุมสนับสนุนสาเหตุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

semboyan

slogan yang digunakan untuk menggalang dukungan untuk suatu tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

salitang bantay

isang slogan na ginamit upang mag-rally ng suporta para sa isang layunin

🇲🇾Malay

semboyan

slogan yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan sokongan untuk sesuatu tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شعار

شعار يستخدم لحشد الدعم لقضية ما

🇮🇷Persian

کلیدواژه

شعاری که برای حمایت از یک هدف استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

parola

bir davaya destek toplamak için kullanılan bir slogan

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיסמָה

סיסמה המשמשת לגיוס תמיכה למטרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'watchword'?

The primary meaning of 'watchword' is 'a slogan used to rally support for a cause'.

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Using 'watchword' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'watchword' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'watchword' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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