femocratn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛməkrat/, U.S.

/ˈfɛməˌkræt/, Australian English

/ˈfeməkræt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feminist n., feminist adj., -ocrat comb. form.

Etymology: < fem- (in feminist n. or feminist adj.) + -ocrat comb. form, probably after democrat n.

Originally and chiefly Australian.

An influential female civil servant or politician, esp. one noted for feminist views.In Australian use originally and chiefly depreciative.

ΚΠ

1981 B. Francis Let. 4 Mar. in Hecate (1983) 30 Nov. 10 Most of the members [of the (Australian) National Women's Action Committee] were selected on the advice of the office of Women's Affairs... We have even coined a new word to describe them—the ‘femocrats’.

1992 Oakland (Calif.) Post (Nexis) 2 Aug. 1 California's femocrats have been steadily advancing women's causes..to the highest level of any state.

1999 New Statesman 20 Dec. 54/1 Blair's babes were suddenly joined by a new army of femocrats.

2004 Australian (Nexis) 16 Mar. 13 He can't stand up to Labor's femocrats, themselves shrill advocates of a quota system for women politicians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	femocrat
释义	femocratn. Brit. /ˈfɛməkrat/, U.S. /ˈfɛməˌkræt/, Australian English /ˈfeməkræt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feminist n., feminist adj., -ocrat comb. form. Etymology: < fem- (in feminist n. or feminist adj.) + -ocrat comb. form, probably after democrat n. Originally and chiefly Australian. An influential female civil servant or politician, esp. one noted for feminist views.In Australian use originally and chiefly depreciative. ΚΠ 1981 B. Francis Let. 4 Mar. in Hecate (1983) 30 Nov. 10 Most of the members [of the (Australian) National Women's Action Committee] were selected on the advice of the office of Women's Affairs... We have even coined a new word to describe them—the ‘femocrats’. 1992 Oakland (Calif.) Post (Nexis) 2 Aug. 1 California's femocrats have been steadily advancing women's causes..to the highest level of any state. 1999 New Statesman 20 Dec. 54/1 Blair's babes were suddenly joined by a new army of femocrats. 2004 Australian (Nexis) 16 Mar. 13 He can't stand up to Labor's femocrats, themselves shrill advocates of a quota system for women politicians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981
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