[fem-uh-niz-uh
m] 
| 1. | the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. |
| 3. | feminine character. |
| fem·i·nism (fěm'ə-nĭz'əm) n.
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The doctrine — and the political movement based on it — that women should have the same economic, social, and political rights as men. (See under “Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology.”)
A movement for granting women political, social, and economic equality with men. (See women's movement.)