suffragette
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suf·fra·gette
(sŭf′rə-jĕt′)n.
An advocate of women's suffrage, especially in the United Kingdom.
suf′fra·get′tism n.
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
[C20: from suffrag(e) + -ette]
ˌsuffraˈgettism n
suf•fra•gette
(ˌsʌf rəˈdʒɛt)n.
a woman who advocates female suffrage.
[1900–05]
suf`fra•get′tism, n.
usage: See -ette.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) |
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sufražetka
suffragette
szüfrazsett
súfragetta, kvenréttindakona
sufražetka
suffragette
n → Suffragette f
suffrage
(ˈsafridʒ) noun1. the right to vote.
2. voting.
ˌsuffraˈgette (-ˈdʒet) noun one of the women who worked and fought for women's right to vote.