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radical feminism

radical feminism noun: a type of feminism which calls for a radical reordering of society to eliminate male supremacy in all social and economic contexts.

Noun

radical feminism (countable and uncountable, plural radical feminisms)

  1. A type of feminism which calls for a radical reordering of society to eliminate male supremacy in all social and economic contexts.
    • The conference had been convened by a group that wanted to defend two positions that have made radical feminism anathema to much of the left. First, the organizers hoped to refute charges that the desire to ban prostitution implies hostility toward prostitutes.2014 August 4, Michelle Goldberg, “What Is A Woman? The Dispute between Radical Feminism and Transgenderism”, in The New Yorker

Forms of radical feminism

pluralradical feminisms

Questions about radical feminism

What does radical feminism mean?
Radical feminism means a type of feminism which calls for a radical reordering of society to eliminate male supremacy in all social and economic contexts.
What part of speech is radical feminism?
Radical feminism is a noun.
What is the plural of radical feminism?
The plural of radical feminism is radical feminisms.

Words near radical feminism in the dictionary

  1. radical centrists
  2. radical chic
  3. radical empiricism
  4. radical empiricist
  5. radical empiricists
  6. radical feminism
  7. radical feminisms
  8. radical feminist
  9. radical feminists
  10. radical hysterectomies
  11. radical hysterectomy

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