suffragist

American  

[suhf-ruh-jist] / ˈsʌf rə dʒɪst /

noun

1. an advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage, especially to women.

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suffragist British  

/ ˈsʌfrədʒɪst /

noun

1. an advocate of the extension of the franchise, esp to women

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suffragist Cultural  

1. A participant in the women's movement to win voting rights in the United States. The fight for women's suffrage was organized in the middle of the nineteenth century. Wyoming, while not yet a state, granted women's suffrage in 1869, though the struggle for universal suffrage was to last another fifty years. In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing that no state could deny the right to vote on the basis of sex.

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Other Word Forms

• antisuffragist noun
• suffragism noun
• suffragistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of suffragist

First recorded in 1815–25; suffrage + -ist

Compare meaning

How does suffragist compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• suffragist vs. suffragette

Example Sentences

Conventional suffragists initially welcomed her but soon found her personal ambition overwhelming.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the show launched its North American tour in September, Taub stepped away from the role of suffragist and movement leader Alice Paul, but not from her proud perch as the musical’s matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times

Ironically, modern pageants trace their roots to events staged by suffragists to showcase women’s talents and contributions to society.

From The Wall Street Journal

Consider the Haitian Revolution, American abolitionist movement, and suffragist campaigns: history shows that morally expansive recognition of rights, even to beings considered “property,” often aligns with broader human liberation.

From Salon

Salon: Are there any lessons you think from the example of the abolitionists or the suffragists that people trying to resist the current backlash could take inspiration from?

From Salon

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