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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.
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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
[C20: from suffrag(e) + -ette]
ˌsuffraˈgettism n
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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)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)
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Translations
sufražetka
suffragette
szüfrazsett
súfragetta, kvenréttindakona
sufražetka

suffragette

[ˌsʌfrəˈdʒet]
A. N → sufragista f
B. CPD suffragette movement N → movimiento m sufragista
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

suffragette

[ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] n → suffragette fsuffragette movement n → mouvement m des suffragettes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

suffragette

n → Suffragette f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

suffragette

[ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] n → suffragetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suffrage

(ˈsafridʒ) noun
1. the right to vote.
2. voting.
ˌsuffraˈgette (-ˈdʒet) noun
one of the women who worked and fought for women's right to vote.
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Plynlimmon, when condemning suffragettes, had said: "The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself." Margaret had winced, but she was influencing Henry now, and though pleased at her little victory, she knew that she had won it by the methods of the harem.
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