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Posted: 2017-12-12T15:30:27Z | Updated: 2017-12-14T22:05:04Z

And Merriam-Websters word of the year is ... Feminism.

The term enjoyed multiple lookup spikes on the dictionarys website in 2017 and an overall 70 percent rise in its searches compared with 2016.

The Womens March on Washington and other cities around the world the day after President Donald Trumps inauguration in January and the ongoing #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, bookended the 12 months.

2017 saw both a sustained rise in 'feminism' lookups and a number of event-driven spikes.

'Feminism' is our #WordOfTheYear. https://t.co/CrEhuZe7HB

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2017 saw both a sustained rise in 'feminism' lookups and a number of event-driven spikes.

'Feminism' is our #WordOfTheYear . https://t.co/CrEhuZe7HB

Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 12, 2017

Merriam-Webster defines feminism as the theory of the political , economic, and social equality of the sexes and organized activity on behalf of womens rights and interests.

Feminism won out over other words that could have been inspired by the Trump administration , such as complicit, recuse and dotard.