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suffragette

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suf⋅fra⋅gette

[suhf-ruh-jet]
–noun
a woman advocate of female suffrage.

Origin:
1900–05; suffrage + -ette


suf⋅fra⋅get⋅tism, noun


See -ette.
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suf·fra·gette   (sŭf'rə-jět')   
n.  An advocate of women's suffrage, especially in the United Kingdom.
suf'fra·get'tism n.
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