national unity
Countrywide common purpose
National unity is the sense of shared identity and common purpose among a country's citizens, transcending regional, ethnic, or political divisions.
Leaders often invoke national unity during crises or wars: The president called for national unity after the attacks.
The phrase can serve genuine solidarity or be deployed to silence dissent: Critics accused him of using national unity as cover for authoritarian measures.
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- pledge of allegianceFormal declaration of devotion
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- national flagOfficial country banner
- anthemOfficial song of praise
collective memory · shared values · reconciliation · common ground · solidarity · democracy · togetherness · coming together · federalism · inclusivity · sovereignty · bipartisanship · tolerance · social cohesion · national holiday · monuments · common purpose · civil discourse
- Pancasilabelief in God, humanity, deliberation, consensus, monotheism
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, African National Congress, new constitution, democratic transition
- sovereigntynational sovereignty, statehood, state, state sovereignty, popular sovereignty
- wartime moralemorale, patriotism, war effort, fighting spirit, morale boosters
- Romania WWIBucharest, King Ferdinand, Transylvania, Moldavia, German occupation
national unitydisunity
Absence of accord
fragmentation · sectarianism · balkanization · civil war · civil strife
national unityfactionalism
Division into opposing cliques
tribalism · sectarianism · ethnic nationalism · parochialism · communalism
national unitypolitical polarization
Extreme ideological divergence
partisan warfare · hyperpartisanship · culture war · ideological conflict