Look up: Feminism

1. feminism
   [n] - a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
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2. Feminism
   the advocacy of social equality for the sexes, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism
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3. feminism
   The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes and organised activity on behalf of women's rights and interests. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. feminism
   noun a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
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5. feminism
   the belief in the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes. Although largely originating in the West, feminism is manifested worldwide ... [15 related articles]
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6. feminism
   feminism 1. The qualities of females.2. In pathology, the development of female secondary sexual characteristics in a male.3. Advocacy of the rights of women (based on the theory of equality of the sexes).
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7. feminism
   
   • a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
   • the movement aimed at equal rights for women
   
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8. feminism
   The belief that society is disadvantageous to women, systematically depriving them of individual choice, political power, economic opportunity and intellectual recognition.
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9. feminism
   feminism, movement for the political, social, and educational equality of women with men; the movement has occurred mainly in Europe and the United States. It has its roots in the humanism of the 18th cent. and in the Industrial Revolution. Feminist issues range from access to employment, education,...
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10. feminism
    Active belief in equal rights and opportunities for women; see women's movement. Pioneer 19th-century feminists included Mary Wollstonecraft, Millicent Fawcett, and Emmeline Pankhurst in the UK; and Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the USA. In the 20th century, Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, Kate Millett, Gloria Ste...
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11. feminism
    the doctrine of advocating social and political rights for women equal to those of men. (see NOW)
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12. Feminism
    `Feminism` is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women`s rights. Feminism is mainly focused on women`s issues, but because feminism seeks gender eq...
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