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WATCHWORD

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Dictionary entry overview: What does watchword mean?

• WATCHWORD (noun)
The noun WATCHWORD has 2 senses:

1. a slogan used to rally support for a cause
2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Familiarity information: WATCHWORD used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WATCHWORD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A slogan used to rally support for a cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

war cry; rallying cry; watchword; battle cry; cry

Context examples:

a cry to arms / our watchword will be 'democracy'

Hypernyms ("watchword" is a kind of...):

catchword; motto; shibboleth; slogan (a favorite saying of a sect or political group)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

countersign; password; parole; watchword; word

Context example:

he forgot the password

Hypernyms ("watchword" is a kind of...):

arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)

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)

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