English-German translations for watchword

• Parole die
  Unsere Parole sollte Wachsamkeit heißen. Our watchword must be vigilance.
  Unsere Parole muss also Einmütigkeit lauten. Unity must therefore be our watchword.
  Die Parole sollte nachhaltige Entwicklung lauten. Sustainable development has to be the watchword.
• Kennwort das
• Lösung die
• Motto das
  Unser Motto muss "Offenheit " lauten. Our watchword must be "openness".
  "Im verborgenen helfen" kann hier ein besseres Motto sein. 'Working without being seen' might be a better watchword.
  Kommerz vor Gesundheit - so lautete das Motto der Europäischen Kommission. Trade before health, was the European Commission's watchword.
• Schlagwort das
  Das Schlagwort in Südostasien ist Zurückhaltung. The watchword in South-East Asia is that there must be restraint.
  Auf nationaler Ebene werden die Haushaltspläne einem einzigen Schlagwort unterworfen: Sparsamkeit. At a national level, budgets are subject to a single watchword: austerity.
  Transparenz, Nähe, gute Verwaltungsführung, eine Dienstleistungskultur - dies sind die Schlagworte. Transparency, proximity, good administration, a culture of service - those are the watchwords.

Definition of watchword

• A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief or rule of action; a rallying cry
• A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies

Related words

• watch
• watchmaker
• wristwatch
• watchman
• watcher
• watchdog
• deathwatch
• swatch
• watching