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FEMINISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The movement aimed at equal rights for women
Synonyms:
feminism; feminist movement; women's lib; women's liberation movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("feminism" is a kind of...):
campaign; cause; crusade; drive; effort; movement (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end)
Meronyms (members of "feminism"):
feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)
Derivation:
feminist (a supporter of feminism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("feminism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
feminist (a supporter of feminism)
