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suffragette

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(suf′rə jet′)

suf•fra•gette /ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Pronounsa woman who calls for the right to vote for women.

suf•fra•gette (suf′rə jet′),USA pronunciation n.

Government, Pronounsa woman advocate of female suffrage.

suffrage + -ette 1900–05

suf′fra•get′tism, n.

-ette.

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suffragette /ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/ n

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

Etymology: 20th Century: from suffrag( e) + -ette

'suffragette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-ette - Fawcett - Pankhurst - Smyth

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