feminist movement
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈfɛmɪnɪst ˈmuːvmənt/
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movimiento feminista
- I feel a lot of times like the current feminist movement excludes minorities.
- Nicaraguan feminist movement
- Sandinista feminist movement
- post-Sandinista feminist movement
There was a, a new feminist movement, a group called You can't keep a good woman down.
- There was a, a new feminist movement, a group called You can't keep a good woman down.
- And so the thing I worry about is anything that makes us adversarial, which the modern feminist movement seems very anti men.
- And this is what, you know, the feminist movement of her time she sees leading to.
Examples
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Nicaragua is home to one of the most dynamic feminist movements in the Latin American region.
Academic text (1999) -
The civil rights and feminist movements were the last to press change on government from outside.
Academic text (1991) -
But instead, the start of a powerful feminist movement.
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And that is what this feminist movement is directed at changing.
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Do you all feel like the feminist movement should be fighting for trans women within that movement?
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As a result of this national involvement, the feminist movement has changed state health policy.
Academic text (1999) -
I don't agree with some of their views, but the feminist movement has addressed serious issues in society.
Blog text (7) -
Some feminists view this as a betrayal of the political goals of the feminist movement.
Academic text (2001) -
International feminist networks have also played a role in supporting and strengthening the Nicaraguan feminist movement.
Academic text (1999) -
The feminist movement advocates for equal pay and opportunities for all women.
Synonyms
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3.9
Support for equal rights and chances for women
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4.6
A movement for equal rights and opportunities for women
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4.4
A series of campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s asking for equal rights for women
A social movement that works for women's rights and gender equality
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently derived from the constituents: 'feminist' (supporting women's equal rights) modifies 'movement' (a collective pursuing goals), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer a social/political collective advocating for women's rights. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard modifier+noun semantics, making it immediately comprehensible to learners.
Etymology
Feminist movement comes from a simple image of people moving together to change laws and ideas. The word feminist means someone who wants 'equal rights' for women, and movement suggests people moving toward change. So, the phrase now means a group effort to win 'women's rights' and fair treatment.