Definition of Feminism
It might sound scary when FEMINISM is mentioned on your daily routine, and many of us do not regard ourselves as FEMINISTS. However, the baseline for feminism is the idea of women having equal opportunities as men do. Dicionary.com has a collection of techinical definitions adopted from many other dictionaries available online, and I have copied them here:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
fem·i·nism 
[fem-uh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
| 1. | the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. |
| 3. | feminine character. |
[Origin: 1890–95; < F féminisme; see feminine, -ism]
—Related forms
fem·i·nist, noun, adjective
fem·i·nis·tic, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
| fem·i·nism (fěm’ə-nĭz’əm) Pronunciation Key n.
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| feminism | |
| noun | |
| 1. | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women |
| 2. | the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn: feminist movement] |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source
feminism
The doctrine — and the political movement based on it — that women should have the same economic, social, and political rights as men. (See under “Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology.”)
[Chapter:] World Politics
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source
feminism
A movement for granting women political, social, and economic equality with men. (See women’s movement.)
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source Main Entry: fem·i·nism
Pronunciation: ‘fem-&-”niz-&m
Function: noun
: the presence of female characteristics in males
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On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source feminism
feminism: in CancerWEB’s On-line Medical Dictionary
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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source
ˈfeminism noun
the thought and actions of people who want to make women’s (legal, political, social etc) rights equal to those of men
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See also: feminist, femininity, feminine
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