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Suffragist

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or promoting suffrage.

    "On June 4 the first speech was made by Senator [James Wolcott] Wadsworth [Jr.] of New York, whose very clever attack upon suffragist tactics was followed by an appeal to the economic fears and prejudices of his own prosperous class: […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who promotes suffrage.

    "Other suffragists (like Susan B. Anthony and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont) and “suffragents” helped make the referendum a reality here. Ms. [Elaine] Weiss called New York “the linchpin” that put our country on the path to pass the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women across the United States the right to vote."

  2. 2
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) wordnet
  3. 3
    One who votes.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”).

Etymology 2

From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”).

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