feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
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Definition of feminism
1
: the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2
: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
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Other Words from feminism
feminist
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noun or adjective
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noun or adjective
feministic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of feminism in a Sentence
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While other female stars her age enjoy at least some uplift from third-wave pop feminism, JoJo remains the butt of the joke, the face in the meme, the reason to cringe. — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Time, "'What Do People Want Me to Do? Wear Black Every Day?': How Child Star JoJo Siwa Built Her Sparkly Empire," 22 Aug. 2019 Sometimes referred to as the mother of black feminism, Cooper was born into slavery around 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "How Black Suffragettes Subverted the Domestic Sphere," 18 Aug. 2019 The photo's caption included a message about embracing feminism. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Dove Cameron Is Slamming Body-Shamers Who Are Coming for Her Braless Selfie," 14 Aug. 2019 The exciting thing to other young women was that Hamnett’s anti-nuke politics put her firmly amongst the rising cohort of post-punk feminism. — Vogue, "The Women Designers Who Changed The Way We Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 The untitled series will look at feminism during Hollywood’s golden age and World War II through Lamarr’s life and work, Showtime said. — Washington Post, "‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries," 2 Aug. 2019 The untitled series will look at feminism during Hollywood’s golden age and World War II through Lamarr’s life and work, Showtime said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries," 2 Aug. 2019 Tyler Cameron, who has won everyone over with his good looks and feminism; or Jed Wyatt, the singer-songwriter who doesn’t seem to be here for the right reasons. — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, "Bachelorette fans must decide: finale or Democratic debate?," 30 July 2019 Since then, Williamson has written more than a dozen books applying the Course’s principles to topics including money, weight loss, and feminism. — Jenni Avins, Quartzy, "Marianne Williamson is campaigning with the language of self-help and spirituality," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'feminism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for feminism
feminism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of feminism
: the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities
: organized activity in support of women's rights and interests
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feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
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Kids Definition of feminism
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: the belief that women and men should have equal rights and opportunities
2
: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
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Medical Definition of feminism
: the presence of female characteristics in males
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