suffragist

[ suhf-ruh-jist ]

noun

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

suffragist

/ ˈsʌfrədʒɪst /

noun

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

suffragist

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.

Derived Forms

• ˈsuffragism, noun

Other Words From

• suf·fra·gism noun
• suf·fra·gis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti·suf·fra·gist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffragist¹

First recorded in 1815–25; suffrage + -ist

Example Sentences

Jackie Smith of Placer County came decked in full suffragist gear — a white blazer and pants, as well as a wide-brimmed white hat.

From Los Angeles Times

A long line of queer women — from Susan B. Anthony to Jeanne Córdova to Kitty Cone — have played pivotal roles in the suffragist, feminist, women’s rights, disability rights and reproductive rights movements.

From Los Angeles Times

White, symbolizing purity, along with purple and gold, were the official colors of the National National Woman’s Party and the suffragist movement.

From New York Times

The first act culminates with a bust of suffragist Alice Paul flying into the president’s office like a guided missile.

From Los Angeles Times

A third was dressed as a suffragist with a “Votes for Women” sash draped across its shell.

From New York Times

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