JEANNETTE RANKIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)

Synonyms:

Jeannette Rankin; Rankin

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

suffragist (an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women))

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