Solidarity vs. Support

(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.

Example: ‘A long time union member himself, Phil showed solidarity with the picketing grocery store workers by shopping at a competing, unionized store.’;

(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.

Example: ‘Only the solidarity provided by her siblings allowed Margaret to cope with her mother's harrowing death.’;

An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community.

Example: ‘Solidarity [a word which we owe to the French Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss, in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being, so to speak, all in the same boat.’; ‘The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry.’;

a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

Solidarity is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes, which rejects the class conflict. It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one.

Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.

Example: ‘Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.’;

Financial or other help.

Example: ‘The government provides support to the arts in several ways.’;

Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

Example: ‘Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?’;

(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).

Example: ‘If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.’;

Evidence.

Example: ‘The new research provides further support for our theory.’;

(computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

Example: ‘This game has no mouse support.’;

(gymnastics) support position

(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed ..

(transitive) To keep from falling.

Example: ‘Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.’;

(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

Example: ‘Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?’;

(transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

Example: ‘I support France in the World Cup’;

(transitive) To help, particularly financially.

Example: ‘The government supports the arts in several ways.’;

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

Example: ‘The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.’; ‘The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.’;

(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.

Example: ‘The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.’; ‘I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.’;

(transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.

Example: ‘Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.’;

(transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

Example: ‘I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization’;

(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

Example: ‘to support the character of King Lear’;

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.

To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.

Example: ‘This fierce demeanor and his insolenceThe patience of a god could not support.’;

To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.

To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.

To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.

Example: ‘To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy.’;

To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.

To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.

Example: ‘Wherefore, bold pleasant,Darest thou support a published traitor?’;

A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.

The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.

That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.

That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reënforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities;

Example: ‘his support kept the family together’; ‘they gave him emotional support during difficult times’;

aiding the cause or policy or interests of;

Example: ‘the president no longer had the support of his own party’; ‘they developed a scheme of mutual support’;

something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest;

Example: ‘the policy found little public support’; ‘his faith was all the support he needed’; ‘the team enjoyed the support of their fans’;

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission;

Example: ‘they called for artillery support’;

documentary validation;

Example: ‘his documentation of the results was excellent’; ‘the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones’;

the financial means whereby one lives;

Example: ‘each child was expected to pay for their keep’; ‘he applied to the state for support’; ‘he could no longer earn his own livelihood’;

supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation;

Example: ‘the statue stood on a marble support’;

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening;

Example: ‘he leaned against the wall for support’;

a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts

any device that bears the weight of another thing;

Example: ‘there was no place to attach supports for a shelf’;

financial resources provided to make some project possible;

Example: ‘the foundation provided support for the experiment’;

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to;

Example: ‘She supported him during the illness’; ‘Her children always backed her up’;

support materially or financially;

Example: ‘he does not support his natural children’; ‘The scholarship supported me when I was in college’;

be behind; approve of;

Example: ‘He plumped for the Labor Party’; ‘I backed Kennedy in 1960’;

be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

Example: ‘The beam holds up the roof’; ‘He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam’; ‘What's holding that mirror?’;

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;

Example: ‘his story confirmed my doubts’; ‘The evidence supports the defendant’;

adopt as a belief;

Example: ‘I subscribe to your view on abortion’;

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm;

Example: ‘The stories and claims were born out by the evidence’;

argue or speak in defense of;

Example: ‘She supported the motion to strike’;

play a subordinate role to (another performer);

Example: ‘Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act’;

be a regular customer or client of;

Example: ‘We patronize this store’; ‘Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could’;

put up with something or somebody unpleasant;

Example: ‘I cannot bear his constant criticism’; ‘The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks’; ‘he learned to tolerate the heat’; ‘She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage’;