English to English noun
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a slogan used to rally support for a cause | | Example: a cry to arms our watchword will be `democracy'
source: wordnet30
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a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | | Example: he forgot the password
source: wordnet30
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A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password. | | source: webster1913
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