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suffragist Definition

suf·fra·gist (suf′rə jist)

noun

a person who believes in extending political suffrage, esp. to women

suffragist Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • militant: She turned out to be one of the best known of the militant suffragists, Miss Emily Wilding Davison.
  • British: All unwittingly the old pioneer handed back the flashlight to the British suffragists.
  • other: Arrested several times, she spent more time prison than any other American suffragist.
  • active: She was one of the first British female doctors ( 1892 ) and an active suffragist.

Modifies a noun

  • movement: Did men in the House of Commons suddenly convert to the cause of the suffragist movement?
  • leader: She was to be accompanied by another suffragist leader, Mrs. Mitchell of Ashton.

Noun used with modifier

  • woman: These policies gained her the support of socialists, trade unionists and women suffragists.