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- noun Plural form of
watchword .
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Examples
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You have to understand this is the birth of a different Europe -- the Europe of the euro zone, in which the watchwords will be the convergence of economies, budget rules and fiscal policy.
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"You have to understand this is the birth of a different Europe - the Europe of the euro zone, in which the watchwords will be the convergence of economies, budget rules and fiscal policy," the French leader said.
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You have to understand this is the birth of a different Europe -- the Europe of the euro zone, in which the watchwords will be the convergence of economies, budget rules and fiscal policy.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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They have the Light within and without, and "watchwords" for every night, and songs for the morning.
My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890
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Church, called symbols, that is, in Greek, "watchwords," or a test whereby the orthodox might distinguish one another in opposition to the heretical.
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With the GOP in tight control of the House, compromise and conciliation will even be more the watchwords in Obama's political lexicon.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why President Obama Continually Hails President Reagan Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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Banning will be a last resort: disclosure and tailoring will be the watchwords.
Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Deliberate and intentional will be our watchwords.
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Consider the sudden changes in opinion and profession, religious or secular, which occur in life, the proverbial fickleness of the multitude, the influence of watchwords and badges upon the fortunes of political parties, the surprising falls which sometimes overtake well-meaning and really respectable men, the inconsistencies of even the holiest and most perfect, and you will have some insight into the danger of practising on the externals of faith and devotion.
Three Cheers for Mrs Beamish John 2009
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With the GOP in tight control of the House, compromise and conciliation will even be more the watchwords in Obama's political lexicon.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why President Obama Continually Hails President Reagan Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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