feminist
adjective
advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
feminists
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pluralof feminist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For decades now, American feminists have asked our government to do more to support families and children.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ms. also took flak from some of Steinem’s sister feminists, who contended that it cast women as victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some conservatives reviled the magazine, and some radical feminists criticized it as not bold enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the time, the union drew gasps of surprise and even disappointment from some feminists, who had spent years following Steinem's heated debates surrounding marriage laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I was either hard-driving and angry or, with my garden and messages about healthy eating, I was a disappointment to feminists, lacking a certain stridency.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
