suffragette (redirected from Sufragettes)

suf·fra·gette  (sfr-jt)

n.

An advocate of women's suffrage, especially in the United Kingdom.

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suffra·gettism n.

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suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a female advocate of the extension of the franchise to women, esp a militant one, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century

[from suffrag(e) + -ette]

suffragettism  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suffragette - a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist - a supporter of feminism suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

Translations

suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒet]

A. N → sufragista f

B. CPD suffragette movement N → movimiento m sufragista

suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] n → suffragette f
suffragette movement n → mouvement m des suffragettes

suffragette

n → Suffragette f

suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] n → suffragetta