suffragette
noun
a female advocate of the right of women to vote, especially one who participated in protests in the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
suffragettes
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pluralof suffragette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Still, she is not seen by the masses as a pioneer, a term that brings to mind scientists and suffragettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
His written submissions to the court added: "The suffragettes would have been liable to proscription if the Terrorism Act 2000 regime had been in force at the turn of the 20th century."
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
She has visited women's refuges, challenged the taboos surrounding domestic abuse and at a reception for International Women's Day held up stones that in 1914 been thrown by suffragettes to break windows in Buckingham Palace.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
When the suffragettes were fighting for the right to vote, the women were not really allowed to drive carriages.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024
Then the suffragettes marched in, full of loud, in-your-face ideas.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
