suffrage, vote, right to vote, -ist, personから。参政権拡大の提唱者を指す言葉として使われ、もともとは黒人の参政権獲得を促したが、後に特に女性の参政権獲得を促した。
英語の語源
suffragist (n.)
1822, "advocate of extension of the political franchise in Britain," without regard to gender, or, in the U.S., of voting rights for free blacks; from suffrage + -ist. After c. 1885 especially with reference to voting rights for women.
例文
1. Margaret Mitchell was also a notable suffragist .