antisuffrage
|an-ti-suf-frage|
/ˌæn.tiˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/
against voting rights
Etymology
'antisuffrage' is formed from the combining prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') and 'suffrage' (from Latin 'suffragium' meaning 'vote' or 'support').
'suffrage' comes from Latin 'suffragium' → Old French 'suffrage' → Middle English 'suffrage'; the compound 'anti-suffrage' arose in Modern English in the late 19th to early 20th century to name organized opposition to extending voting rights.
Originally built from elements meaning 'against a vote,' the term came to mean specifically organized or ideological opposition to extending voting rights (notably opposition to women's suffrage) in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to the extension of the right to vote (suffrage), especially organized or ideological opposition to women's suffrage.
The antisuffrage movement campaigned against giving women the right to vote.
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Noun 2
a person or group that opposes suffrage (rare; more commonly 'antisuffragist').
Many antisuffrage leaders argued that women's place was in the home rather than the ballot box.
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