Noun
One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter.
One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent. Emmeline Pankhurst
I suppose I had always been an unconscious suffragist. With my temperament and my surroundings, I could scarcely have been otherwise. Emmeline Pankhurst
In 1906 Daily Mail journalist Charles Hands referred to militant women using the diminutive term " suffragette " (rather than the standard " suffragist "). Source: Internet
He was particularly fascinated by the British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst who, in 1911, was scheduled to speak at Harvard, but was later barred from speaking on campus. Source: Internet
From the mid-1890s she frequented suffragist circles, becoming office-bearer in the Bendigo Women's Franchise League while running University College, Bendigo from 1898 - 1903. Source: Internet
In regards to her campaign for women’s suffrage, Fawcett once said: “I cannot say I became a suffragist. Source: Internet