noun
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A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
definition
A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
Examples of matriarchs in a Sentence
For example, Asian and Indian cultures traditionally raise women to be demure, giving way to the preferences of men, while the Latina culture traditionally produces strong women and family matriarchs.
The matriarchs of EastEnders are the original babes, the women who started the families, worked, raised the children and provide the sound wisdom for their trials and tribulations.
There are matriarchs, tough guys, grandfatherly types and babes all at once.
Almost all soap operas employ their fair share of big names - that is, the matriarchs and old guards of the program who are highly regarded by the rest of the team.