Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/March 9

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for March 9
ma'am n
  1. Chiefly used as a form of address: contraction of madam.
  2. (archaic) A woman addressed as "ma'am".
    1. A married woman other than one's wife.
    2. (US, education) A female schoolteacher; a schoolmarm.

ma'am v

  1. (transitive, informal) To address (a woman) as "ma'am".

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, which is commemorated by the United Nations to recognize women’s achievements and to promote their rights and participation in economic and political spheres. March 8 was declared a holiday in Russia in 1917 after a huge demonstration on that date led by the Russian feminist and politician Alexandra Kollontai culminated in the Russian Revolution and to women gaining the right to vote.

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