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suffragette

[suhf-ruh-jet]

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noun

a woman advocate of female suffrage.

Origin:
1900–05; suffrage + -ette

Related forms

suf·fra·get·tism, noun

Can be confused: suffragist, suffragette.

Usage note
See -ette.

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World English Dictionary

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

[C20: from suffrag(e) + -ette]

suffra'gettism

—n

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Word Origin & History

suffragette

"female supporter of the cause of women's voting rights," 1906, from suffrage, with Fr. fem. ending in vogue at the time. Earlier (without reference to sex) suffragist (1822) "advocate of extension of the political franchise in Britain," or, in the U.S., of voting rights

EXPAND

for free blacks. Especially with ref. to women after c.1885.

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American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

suffragette [(suf-ruh-jet)]

A suffragist. Today, the term suffragette is often considered demeaning.