female suffrage

[ fee-meyl suhf-rij ]

/ ˈfi meɪl ˈsʌf rɪdʒ /

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Origin of female suffrage

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby female suffrage

female chauvinist, female circumcision, female condom, female impersonator, female rhyme, female suffrage, female-to-male, Femara, feme, feme covert, feme sole

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While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
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Are the standards for female beauty in Hollywood ridiculous?
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A male and female who do most of the mating dominate packs, and younger subordinates only breed occasionally.
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A flightless, juvenal female was obtained by local boys at Pisté on July 21.
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Now what should college give the young citizen, male or female, upon the foundation of schooling we have already sketched out?
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Her female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."
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It was no female head that was thrust in at the partially opened door, but the long black locks and red face of Mr. Stiggins.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
In these rooms male and female alike were confined, at one time to the number of fifteen; each being allowed 3d.
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British Dictionary definitions for female suffrage

female suffrage

noun

mainly US another name for women's suffrage

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